Quote by John Adams
The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks

The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country. – John Adams

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There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. – John Adams

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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. – John Adams

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But America is a great, unwieldy Body. Its Progress must be slow. It is like a large Fleet sailing under Convoy. The fleetest Sailors must wait for the dullest and slowest. Like a Coach and sixthe swiftest Horses must be slackened and the slowest quickened, that all may keep an even Pace. – John Adams

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Whatever is not nailed down is mine. What I can pry loose is not nailed down. – Collis P. Huntingdon

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It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. – Bertrand Russell, Principles of Social Reconstruction, 1917

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To the illumined man or woman, a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same. – Bhagavad Gita

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Property is the pivot of civilization. – Leon Samson

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When we dont have what we like, we must like what we have. – Proverb

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The world is round so that friendship may encircle it. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals. – J. M. Coetzee

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Once you can accept failure, you can have fun and success. – Rickey Henderson

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