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This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by t

This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what theyre doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire. – Benjamin Carson

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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didnt care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool. – Benjamin Carson

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With everything that is complex, we learn. If you dont learn, then its an utter and abject failure. If you do learn, and youre able to apply that to the next situation, then you take away a measure of success. – Benjamin Carson

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I actually dont think that Im that much smarter than anybody else. Its just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think thats wisdom. – Benjamin Carson

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We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. – Ayn Rand

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The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people. – Tom Clancy

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If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost. – Barack Obama

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For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. – Marco Rubio

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Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. – George Eliot

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Im so wrapped up in my work that its often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this. – Jim Carrey

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Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us. – Arthur C. Nielsen

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