Quote by Walter Bagehot
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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Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that theyre purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, lets get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of – innocent citizens. – John Mica

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Washington is a place where politicians dont know which way is up and taxes dont know which way is down. – Robert Orben

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Im not driven to get back into politics. Its not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. Ive been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level. – J. C. Watts

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Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. – Albert Einstein

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