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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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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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Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open. – James Broughton

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Trust

Its just an unhealthy way to approach something, trying to outdo your last thing. Youve gotta trust evolution, youve gotta trust that the bar is moving, that you dont need to force the bar. Itll just happen. – Johnny Knoxville

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Trust

There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust – good Christians and good Communists. – Joe Slovo

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Trust

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves. – Rebecca West

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Trust

Random Quotes

The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy. – Milton Friedman

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Government

To be human means to feel inferior. – Alfred Adler

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Inferiority

From paying off friends tax bills to rescuing stray dogs and stuffing &pound20 notes into the hands of homeless people, I cant get rid of my money fast enough. – Julie Burchill

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Money

Im thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldnt still be here if it werent for them. – Billy Graham

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thankful