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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

Other quotes by Mary McCarthy

Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility. – Mary McCarthy

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Racism
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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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work
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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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Politics
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Trust
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When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed. – Russel Honore

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Trust

The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you. – Illeana Douglas

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Trust

The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didnt see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too. – Greg Ginn

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Trust

If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information. – Wolf Blitzer

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Trust

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Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun. – Edie Falco

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You may drive a dog off the Kings armchair, and it will climb into the preachers pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed. – Jean De La Bruyere

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Dogs

So far, at least, I havent found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny. – Todd Solondz

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sad

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether its starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker. – Ann Bancroft

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Courage