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The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give m

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves. – William Ellery Channing

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To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. – James Madison

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I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government. – Louis Farrakhan

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World War II was the last government program that really worked. – George Will

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But I dont want massive layoffs of anyone – public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips. – Scott Walker

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Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties. – Dalai Lama

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