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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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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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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Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil. – Joseph A. Schumpeter

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It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Society

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society. – Charles Horton Cooley

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Society

A persons worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society. – Kjell Magne Bondevik

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When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself. – Deepak Chopra

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My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing Id ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and Id sketch shoes and shoes and shoes. – Alexander Wang

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As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision. – Helen Keller

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The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security… and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security. – Warren Rudman

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communication