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Quote by Walter Lippmann
In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. – Walter Lippmann

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There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation. – Walter Lippmann

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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means. – Clarence Darrow

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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges. – H. L. Mencken

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All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it. – Thomas a Kempis

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All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. – James Madison

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