Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that theyd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Freedom
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We have to raise the consciousness the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. – Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Change
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Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That is, they believe that for years and years and years, the people with wealth and power or government power have done well and ordinary people have not. Thats true. – William J. Clinton

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Government

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. – Ronald Reagan

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Government

Remember that government doesnt earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else. – Jesse Ventura

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Government

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Nature surpasses nurture. – Proverb

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When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time. – Orison Swett Marden

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Time

Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so lets not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources. – Ronald Reagan

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Pollution

The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides – Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons. – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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