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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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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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Knowledge
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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. – Walter Lippmann

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Business
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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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Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. – Stephen Leacock

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I dont know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. – Coco Chanel

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