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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. – John Adams

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I request that they may be considered in confidence, until the members of Congress are fully possessed of their contents, and shall have had opportunity to deliberate on the consequences of their publication; after which time, I submit them to your wisdom. – John Adams

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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. – John Adams

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Power always thinks… that it is doing Gods service when it is violating all his laws. – John Adams

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I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. Its more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly. – Diana Ross

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A great power has to have the discipline not only to go when necessary but to know when not to go. Getting involved in ethnic, religious civil wars is a recipe for disaster. – John Kasich

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Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment. – Robert Collier

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Militant feminists are pro-choice because its their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men. – Rush Limbaugh

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Dance in the middle of fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free. – Rumi

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So every creative act strives to attain an absolute status it longs to create a world of beauty to triumph over chaos and convert it to order. – Rowan D. Williams

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The independence of the economic sphere was a tenet of faith with Liberalism. – Francis Parker Yockey

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God helps those who fear Him. – Abu Bakr

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