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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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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams

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The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. – John Adams

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Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread. – Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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I thought Erica Jongs Fear of Flying was one of the biggest pieces of crap that Ive ever read in my life. – Helen Reddy

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I have no fear that the candle lighted in Palestine years ago will ever be put out. – Dean Inge

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Fame does lead to money, which I dont have a close relationship with. Im the kind of guy who never sees the money – it all goes somewhere else. I dont understand it, I dont like to deal with it. I have a fear of not having it, because I grew up without it. – David Duchovny

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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. – Douglas Adams

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No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss! – Oliver Goldsmith

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