Quote by Walter Lippmann
Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all

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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There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation. – Walter Lippmann

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Knowledge
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We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn that we are quite rich enough to educate ourselves as we need to be educated. – Walter Lippmann

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America
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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. – Walter Lippmann

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Government
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In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her? – Jessamyn West

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He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much. – Elbert Hubbard

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Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. Its what you do for others. – Danny Thomas

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The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success. – Author Unknown

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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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If I cant get the girl, at least give me more money. – Alan Alda

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Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring. – Richard Baxter

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I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. – Ruth Stout

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