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Quote by Basil Bunting
But their determination to banish fools foundered ultimately in th

But their determination to banish fools foundered ultimately in the installation of absolute idiots. – Basil Bunting

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The mystic purchases a moment of exhilaration with a lifetime of confusion and the confusion is infectious and destructive. It is confusing and destructive to try and explain anything in terms of anything else, poetry in terms of psychology. – Basil Bunting

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The weather is like the government, always in the wrong. – Jerome K. Jerome

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Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else. – Nicolas Walter, About Anarchism

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It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending. – Newt Gingrich

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Its opportunity. Its opportunity, not a check from government – its opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans. – Mitt Romney

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This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people. – John Wycliffe

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