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Fear is the foundation of most governments. - John Adams

Fear is the foundation of most governments. – John Adams

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I read my eyes out and cant read half enough. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read. – John Adams

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The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. – John Adams

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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. – John Adams

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Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating. – Andrew Cohen

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The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name. – Sylvia Browne

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Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. – Albert Camus

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I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength. – Etty Hillesum

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The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing shop. – Edward Conklin

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Evolution

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions. – Aristotle

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Im not patient, and some things drive me crazy. In my work, I get incredibly upset when people dont get it right or dont respect others needs. – Colin Firth

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Its not that Im so smart, its just that I stay with problems longer. – Albert Einstein

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