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The happiness of society is the end of government. - John Adams

The happiness of society is the end of government. – John Adams

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All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. – John Adams

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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams

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In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions. – Peter Singer

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The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians. – Geronimo

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The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy. – Mitt Romney

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Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing. – Ronald Reagan

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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. – Jesse Jackson

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Dorothy is the only woman in history who has had her menopause in public and made it pay. – Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army, but I never called them sir or maam or anything like that, and we never really moved around a lot because both my parents were stationed in D.C. – Ian Harding

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Im not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want. – Samuel L. Jackson

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