Quote by Anthony Trollope
I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything. - Anthon

I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything. – Anthony Trollope

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Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early. – Anthony Trollope

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Success
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In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted up that it may be ready for the national breakfast-table on the morning after his demise. – Anthony Trollope

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Morning
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Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens. – Jesse Ventura

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Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights. – Leland Stanford

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Government

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a persons standing in the political community. – Sandra Day OConnor

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Government

The problem is that when government controls the economy, those who can influence government keep winning, and everybody else just stays the same. – Marco Rubio

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Men often take their imagination for their heart and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted. – Blaise Pascal

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I have a very close friendship with the skaters. – Eric Heiden

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You wish to put a positive construction on your deeds and words. – Nigel Rees

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A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit. – D. Elton Trueblood

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