Quote by Will Durant
Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic pr

Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle. – Will Durant

Other quotes by Will Durant

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war. – Will Durant

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War
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In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order. – Will Durant

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Age
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There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not cure. – Will Durant

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Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from the birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear. – Thomas B. Macaulay

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Government

But then it hasnt really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people. – Maynard James Keenan

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Government

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, I says, but dont insult me poor bleedin country. – Edward Abbey

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Government

Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesnt pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for everyone. – Sarah Palin

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Government

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Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices — just recognize them. – Edward Roscoe Murrow, 31 December 1955

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Prejudice

Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator

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Honesty

Knowledge of the sciences is so much smoke apart from the heavenly science of Christ. – John Calvin

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Knowledge

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. – Calvin Coolidge

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