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Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, an

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence. – Adam Smith

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To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers. – Adam Smith

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Empire
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Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice: all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. – Adam Smith

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Peace
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What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? – Adam Smith

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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. – Alexander Hamilton

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Its our nature: Human beings like success but they hate successful people. – Carrot Top

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I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We neednt destroy other cultures with the force of our own. – Arthur Erickson

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Self-preservation, natures first great law, all the creatures, except man, doth awe. – Andrew Marvell

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There is a period of life when we swallow knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. – Pearl Bailey

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The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level. – Norman Mailer

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Peace on the outside comes from knowing God on the inside. – Author Unknown

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Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of anothers heart, or its flame burns low. – Henry Ward Beecher

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