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Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule

Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule; and unless the majority represents sane, righteous, unselfish public sentiment, it has no inherent right. – William Allen White (Thanks, Bob)

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To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. – James Madison

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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money. – Barbara Bush

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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician whos been dead for 15 years. – Harry S. Truman

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Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that theyre purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, lets get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of – innocent citizens. – John Mica

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Too many people say to their brokers, I cant deal with this. Take my money. Do what you want. Thats the worst attitude you can have. – Maria Bartiromo

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I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society. – Charles Rangel

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My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his family was just unassailable, without question. – David Ogden Stiers

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How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. – Wayne Dyer

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