Quote by Peter Singer
In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions. – Peter Singer

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We need to recognise that what really matters isnt buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something worthwhile with our lives. Helping to reduce the appalling consequences of world poverty should be part of that reassessment. – Peter Singer

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Family
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Ancient recipients of instant news probably couldnt do very much about it, for instance. Xerxes would still need three months to get his army together, and he might not get home for years. – Peter Singer

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Home
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Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense hes a universalist. – Peter Singer

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Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government. – Elizabeth I

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The happiness of society is the end of government. – John Adams

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The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. – James Madison

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Nobody is starving on the streets. Weve always taken care of them. We take care of our own we always have. It is not the governments responsibility. – Benjamin Carson

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Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community. – David Byrne

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Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule. – Franz Grillparzer

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Ridicule

I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of cultural lamination that the USA is perpetrating on the planet. – Jose Saramago

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positive

A good manager is a man who isnt worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him. My advice: Dont worry about yourself. Take care of those who work for you and youll float to greatness on their achievements. – H.S.M. Burns

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Management