Quote by George Mason
Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact the

Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community. – George Mason

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Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss. – George Mason

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Happiness
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A few years experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings. – George Mason

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Experience
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In all our associations in all our agreements let us never lose sight of this fundamental maxim – that all power was originally lodged in, and consequently is derived from, the people. – George Mason

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power
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Society
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At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship. – Lucy Powell

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Society

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about what they care about is the picture. – Madeleine Albright

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Society

On the other side of that coin, and far outweighing it, is the fact that Ive been able to use genre of Fantasy/Horror and express my opinion, talk a little about society, do a little bit of satire and thats been great, man. A lot of people dont have that platform. – George A. Romero

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Society

The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign. – John Stuart Mill

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Society

Random Quotes

I like death. Im a big fan of it. – Guy Ritchie

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Death

Its funny, because I never think of myself as Little Miss All-Together. – Courteney Cox

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funny

Im in a period of growth and expansion. Im taking long, hard looks at the world and whats happening in it, analyzing and thinking. Im trying to become acquainted with the universe — with the part of it I occupy — and trying to settle, for myself, what my relationship with it is. – Gene Roddenberry

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Reflection

Doing a great job and not meeting the customers objectives is as useless as doing a poor job within the customers objectives. – Thomas Faranda