Quote by Thomas Carlyle
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to say, Like People like Government. – Thomas Carlyle

Other quotes by Thomas Carlyle

In the true Literary Man there is thus ever, acknowledged or not by the world, a sacredness: he is the light of the world; the worlds Priest; — guiding it, like a sacred Pillar of Fire, in its dark pilgrimage through the waste of Time. – Thomas Carlyle

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Literary
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There is but one temple in this Universe: The Body. We speak to God whenever we lay our hands upon it. – Thomas Carlyle

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Body
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There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune. – Thomas Carlyle

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good
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Government
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The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people. – William O. Douglas

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Government

The United States is at a critical juncture in time. Our government is riddled with historic debt, and the limited resources of philanthropic and non-profit efforts cannot meet the scale of social challenges we face with necessary force. – Simon Mainwaring

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Government

I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone whos handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator. – Rand Paul

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Government

One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people – and not the other way around. – Scott Walker

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Government

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The only victories that have ever stuck were spiritual. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Philosophical

Well, logos is science or reason, something that helps us to function practically and effectively in the world, and it must therefore be closely in tune and reflect accurately the realities of the world around us. – Karen Armstrong

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Science

Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy they heed not our expectancy But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile. – Gerald Massey

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Life

Modern cynics and skeptics… see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. – John F. Kennedy

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