Earth to Democrats; displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. ~Monica Crowley
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An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. ~James Madison
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All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. ~Edward Snowden
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Under capitalism, man exploits man; under socialism, the reverse is true. ~Polish Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. ~Benazir Bhutto
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No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb
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He who lives without discipline dies without honour. ~Icelandic Proverb
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Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
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Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ~Jim Jeffords
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Conservatives brayed that government should stay out of the private sector; liberals bleated for nationalizing the banks. ~Steven Rattner
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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Today, in the Internet gold rush, so many people go into dot-com jobs right from school or even before finishing. Their motivation is understandable, but sometimes they just lack experience. ~Mitch Kapor
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Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. ~Jimi Hendrix
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Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. ~Chinese Proverb
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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Advice when most needed is least heeded. ~English Proverb
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