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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A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. ~Arab Proverb
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To be a team, you must be a family. ~Don Meyer
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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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Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed. That sets his doors wide open to a thief, and shows the felon where his treasure lies? ~Ben Jonson
#quotes #ben-jonson #reality

Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ~Antoine Rivarol
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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If our gospel does not free the individual up for a unique life of spiritual adventure in living with God daily, we simply have not entered fully into the good news that Jesus brought. ~Dallas Willard
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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When we accept small wonders, we qualify ourselves to imagine great wonders. ~Tom Robbins
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If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. ~John Barrasso
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The hardest work is to go idle. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull. ~Brandon Sanderson
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Government is at best useless, and at worst counter-productive. ~Kakha Bendukidze
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Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ~Proverb
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I can't say I'm one way or the other because I've honestly fallen in love with a man and I've honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don't know how you label that, it's just how it is. ~Evan Rachel Wood
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Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. ~Charles Evans Hughes
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The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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LIFE equals Live In Full Effect! ~Joseph Simmons
#quotes #joseph-simmons #positivity #optimism

Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will be a healthier person than if you're a sad, depressed, negative person. ~Alana Stewart
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My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. ~Ice T
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