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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

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The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. – Will Durant

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Thinking
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Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. – Will Durant

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Change
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Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard. – Will Durant

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History
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Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. – John Perry Barlow, 1992

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I dont think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldnt surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number? – Andy Rooney

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Government

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And thats just not what the founders intended. – Barack Obama

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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. – H. L. Mencken

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People truly reaching across boundaries – be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individuals pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal. – Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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If the English language had been properly organised by a businessman or Member of Parliament, then there would be a word which meant both “he” and “she”, and I could write, “If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis”, which would save a lot of trouble. – A.A. Milne

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Mens private self-worlds are rather like our geographical worlds seasons, storm, and sun, deserts, oases, mountains and abysses, the endless-seeming plateaus, darkness and light, and always the sowing and the reaping. – Faith Baldwin

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The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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