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Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human w

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom. – Jimmy Carter

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My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception. – Jimmy Carter

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Women
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Jimmy Carter
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Weve uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was even in the newspaper business. – Jimmy Carter

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Media
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Jimmy Carter
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Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring. – Jimmy Carter

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Running
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Jimmy Carter
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Government
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The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised. – John C. Calhoun

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Government

The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people. – Milton Friedman

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Government

A corporations primary goal is to make money. Governments primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others. – Larry Ellison

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Government

Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates. – Ron Wyden

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Government

Random Quotes

Soon enough is well enough. – Proverb

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Time

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it. – Barry Lopez

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Courage

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Curiosity

I think I am better than the people who are trying to reform me. – Edward W. Howe

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Reform, Correction