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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inhere

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. – Mary McCarthy

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In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. – Mary McCarthy

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You musnt force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex. – Mary McCarthy

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I trust my instincts. – Billy Zane

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Weve not had one Republican president in 34 years balance the budget. You cant trust right-wing Republicans with your money. You ought to hire somebody who has balanced a budget. Im much more conservative with money than George Bush is. – Howard Dean

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Weve outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evidence that theyre failing us. – Joshua Foer

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You cant trust very many people. – George Best

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Newspapers with declining circulations can complain all they want about their readers and even say they have no taste. But you will still go out of business over time. A newspaper is not a public trust – it has a business model that either works or it doesnt. – Marc Andreessen

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I accept the Old Testament as more of an action movie: blood, car chases, evacuations, a lot of special effects, seas dividing, mass murder, adultery. The children of God are running amok, wayward. Maybe thats why theyre so relatable. – Bono

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The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. – Mark Van Doren

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Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac. – Author Unknown

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