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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. – George Washington

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War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. – George Washington

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. – George Washington

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The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe. – Albert Einstein

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By giving people the power to share, were making the world more transparent. – Mark Zuckerberg

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Truth is powerful and it prevails. – Sojourner Truth

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I dont have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes theres a power greater than myself. And I always believe, dont inflict harm where its not necessary. – Michael J. Fox

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