Quote by Walter Lippmann
Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with th

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings. – Walter Lippmann

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Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. – Walter Lippmann

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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Men
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Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances. – Shimon Peres

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Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom. – Henri Bergson

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Too much freedom can lead to the souls decay. – Prince

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The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions. – Sandra Day OConnor

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Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity. – Terri Guillemets

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As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel. – Rick Danko

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I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and Im not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my books. – Jean M. Auel

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Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values. – Warren Earl Burger

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