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Quote by William Wordsworth
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. - William Wordswort

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. – William Wordsworth

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The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this. – William Wordsworth

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The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument… an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda. – Dan Quayle

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You only have power over people so long as you dont take everything away from them. But when youve robbed a man of everything, hes no longer in your power – hes free again. – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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