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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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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. – John Adams

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A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and the private sector is only interested in its own personal gain is simply unsustainable. – Simon Mainwaring

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Governments never learn. Only people learn. – Milton Friedman

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The universities have got a job here as well in making sure that people actually understand that were open for university students coming into the U.K. Theres a job here not just for the government, I think theres a job for the universities as well to make sure that people know that we are open. – Theresa May

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By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more. – Albert Camus

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A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance. – Tom Flores

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Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest. – Charles Dickens

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Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it. – Richard Bach

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Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft – not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing. – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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