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Fear is the foundation of most government. - John Adams

Fear is the foundation of most government. – John Adams

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There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others. – John Adams

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Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination – everything which can charm and bewitch the simple and ignorant. I wonder how Luther ever broke the spell. – John Adams

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Imagination
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Its counterintuitive, but the most divisive arrangement is when the same party controls both Congress and the presidency, a situation encountered in eight of the past 10 years. With government unified under a single party, the minority has the least possible incentive to cooperate with the majority. – John Sununu

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When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. – Harry S. Truman

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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. – Edmund Burke

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Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports. – James Dyson

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Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism. – Matthew Fox

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This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power. – Joe Biden

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