The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country. – James Otis
Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must – must – redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and the less fortunate. Excellent healthcare is by definition re-distributional. – Donald Berwick
I should do something about the cigarettes I quite accept that its bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential. – Charles Kennedy
The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of disease. – Edward Jenner
