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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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I detest politics, to be honest with you. Its a cesspool. And I dont think I would fare well in that cesspool because I dont believe in political correctness and I certainly dont believe in dishonesty. – Benjamin Carson

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Politics
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Benjamin Carson
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Were not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation. – Benjamin Carson

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Future
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Health care is one-sixth of our economy. If the government can control that, they can control just about everything. We need to understand what is going on, because there are much more economic models that can be used to give us good health care than what we have now. – Benjamin Carson

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Government
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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. – Charles de Secondat

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Government

Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman. – Louis D. Brandeis

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Government

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them. – Thomas Frank

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Government

I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We dont need a national ID card. – Ron Paul

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Government

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The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought. – Walter Gilbert

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Science

Im not claiming that football is the nations salvation in this area, but its one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football cant be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. – Pete Rozelle

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Logic is a poor guide compared with custom. – Sir Winston Churchill

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I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time. – Octavia Butler

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