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Quote by Winston Churchill
The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes,

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning. – Winston Churchill

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It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. – Winston Churchill

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No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye. – Winston Churchill

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Fear is the enemy. I distrust it. Any feeling or decision I make that might be motivated by fear I quickly reassess. – Andrea Riseborough

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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. – James Bovard

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes. – Francis Bacon

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Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires. – Emile M. Cioran

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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. – Walter Lippmann

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The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars. РAndr̩ Gide, Journals, 4 August 1930

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Well, first let me say that I think health care reform is important. It has to be a priority. And our system is broken. The Finance Committee bill is the best effort yet, due in large measure to the efforts of my colleague, Olympia Snowe, but its not there yet. It falls short. – Susan Collins

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There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music. – Miroslav Vitous

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