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A government of laws, and not of men. - John Adams

A government of laws, and not of men. – John Adams

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But America is a great, unwieldy Body. Its Progress must be slow. It is like a large Fleet sailing under Convoy. The fleetest Sailors must wait for the dullest and slowest. Like a Coach and sixthe swiftest Horses must be slackened and the slowest quickened, that all may keep an even Pace. – John Adams

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All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation. – John Adams

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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? – John Adams

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I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, its the government. – Woody Allen

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It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, its an irresponsible government that fails to choose. – Tony Blair

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament. – Vladimir Lenin

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Health care is one-sixth of our economy. If the government can control that, they can control just about everything. We need to understand what is going on, because there are much more economic models that can be used to give us good health care than what we have now. – Benjamin Carson

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Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. – Harry S. Truman

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I love food, all types of food. I love Korean food, Japanese, Italian, French. In Australia, we dont have a distinctive Australian food, so we have food from everywhere all around the world. Were very multicultural, so we grew up with lots of different types of food. – Hugh Jackman

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Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. – John Denver, "Sunshine on My Shoulders"

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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love. – Yakov Smirnoff

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