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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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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Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations. – Lucy Stone

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That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter. – Jonathan Dimbleby

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It has been common knowledge to informed collectors that many times the finest and rarest art glass is found unsigned. – James Lafferty

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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. – Charles Darwin

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