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This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumpt

This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave. – Dee Dee Myers

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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Government is force, pure and simple. Theres no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society – people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily. – Harry Browne

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