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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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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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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In any crass political calculation, drilling for oil will always win more votes than putting a price on carbon. But if I recall what I was taught in fifth-grade American government class, we elect presidents to do more than crass political calculations. – Jeff Goodell

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Health care is one-sixth of our economy. If the government can control that, they can control just about everything. We need to understand what is going on, because there are much more economic models that can be used to give us good health care than what we have now. – Benjamin Carson

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My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, thats the greatest reward I think any government could hope for. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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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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