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It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. – Walter Bagehot

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The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstances which they are used to as by their own will. The active voluntary part of a man is very small, and if it were not economized by a sleepy kind of habit, its results would be null. – Walter Bagehot

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Freedom
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Walter Bagehot
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The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights — the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others. – Walter Bagehot

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Royalty, Kings, Queens
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Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates. – Ron Wyden

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All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays… a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same. – Jesse Ventura

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We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels. – Henry A. Wallace

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I dont believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution. – William J. Clinton

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Respect for another mans opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being. – Sargent Shriver

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