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A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society sh

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives. – George Osborne

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There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that wed have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. Thats dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. – George Osborne

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Fear
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George Osborne
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I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state. – George Osborne

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Health
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George Osborne
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I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character – not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I dont think the political process could actually handle that. – J. C. Watts

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Society

Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. Its us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if a more technologically advanced society moved next door to us, the way we moved next door to the American Indians. – Sarah Zettel

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Society

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. – Simone de Beauvoir

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Society

To have a man who can flirt is next thing to indispensable to a leader of society. – Margaret Oliphant

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Society

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Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil. – Henry Miller

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Go to where the puck is going and not to where it has been. – Walter Gretzky

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During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of the Soviets, and we allowed our human intelligence to decline. – Bob Graham

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After hurting myself like that, I could not go back immediately to racing. I was in no condition, mentally or physically. That helped me to strengthen myself to go through the hard times that were ahead with my business, and to be successful. – Nelson Piquet

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