Quote by Jeane Kirkpatrick
The real point is that totalitarian regimes have claimed jurisdict

The real point is that totalitarian regimes have claimed jurisdiction over the whole person, and the whole society, and they dont at all believe that we should give unto Caesar that which is Caesars and unto God that which is Gods. – Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Just as the Russians and the Soviets didnt manage to wipe out languages in Lithuania, neither have they managed to wipe out religion to the extent that we had feared. – Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. – Jeane Kirkpatrick

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I think that its always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity. – Jeane Kirkpatrick

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The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. – David Mamet

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A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited its less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society. – Bill Gates

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All that is needed to set us definitely on the road to a Fascist society is war. It will of course be a modified form of Fascism at first. – John T. Flynn

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As you have fewer and fewer voices in a democracy, in a free society, its not good to limit the number of voices. – Michael Moore

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