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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

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We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the last twenty-four hours we are the not the best informed as the events of the last sixty centuries. – Will Durant

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Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory. – Will Durant

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You know that big government doesnt hurt big corporations. Theyve got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? Its the little guys. – Marco Rubio

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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens dont pay their taxes. – Georgios A. Papandreou

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An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Womens Affairs. Man, whod she have to show here ankles to to get that job? – Tina Fey

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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. – John Adams

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Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire. – Epictetus

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