Quote by David Hume
Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. – David Hume

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. – David Hume

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Patriotism
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A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. – David Hume

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History
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The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. – David Hume

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An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. – Voltaire

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It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. – Walter Bagehot

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Government

In the Pentagon Papers case, the government asserted in the Supreme Court that the publication of the material was a threat to national security. It turned out it was not a threat to U.S. security. But even if it had been, that doesnt mean that it couldnt be published. – Alan Dershowitz

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Government

We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans. – P. J. ORourke

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The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are. – Martha Beck

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Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. – Thomas Moore, c.1813 song “Come, Ye Disconsolate”

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I am so happy because I want more people to like martial arts movie not just martial arts audience. Even martial arts can be used in comedy, in drama, in horror movies, in different kinds of movies. – Jet Li

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Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation. – Luis Gutierrez

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