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If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is cert

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. – Frank Herbert

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How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him. – Frank Herbert

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You know, when Republicans were in charge, we doubled the debt. But, now, our concern is the Democrats are in charge and theyre tripling the debt. So, really, our concern is that we want smaller government. – Rand Paul

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