Quote by Henry George
What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tenden

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power. – Henry George

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The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. – Henry George

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Imagination
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The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive its organization is necessarily tyrannical. – Henry George

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alone
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There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism. – Henry George

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Change
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power
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All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. – Beatrix Potter

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power

Given the daunting challenges that we face, its important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one. – Valerie Jarrett

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power

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love. – Nelson Rockefeller

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power

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. – Calvin Coolidge

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And often it would be a woman who was in her 70s or 80s who would win the beauty contest, because bound feet never age. – Lisa See

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The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang. – Mary Kay Ash

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