Quote by Joseph Story
A good government implies two things first, fidelity to the object

A good government implies two things first, fidelity to the objects of the government secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. – Joseph Story

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And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice. – Joseph Story

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Wisdom
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Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. – Joseph Story

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Intelligence
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Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. – Jimi Hendrix

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Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions. – John Bates Clark

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Knowledge

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. – Charles Babbage

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Knowledge

The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come. – John Jewel

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Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. – George-Louis de Buffon

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