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Quote by James Bryce
The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word

The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – James Bryce

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There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

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Sin
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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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Mistakes
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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. – James Bryce

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Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, I says, but dont insult me poor bleedin country. – Edward Abbey

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Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make. – Mitch Daniels

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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. – Henry Ward Beecher, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit, 1887

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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. – James Madison

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With lies you may get ahead in the world — but you can never go back. – Russian Proverb

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There used to be this country called the Soviet Union its not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs. – Tom Clancy

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I feel like there was justice. It was served through the legal system you know. Everything that I endured. It was all worth it. – Amber Frey

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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. – Henry Ward Beecher

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