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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Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital. – Henry George

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Capitalism
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power
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Life is suffering. Life is not resistance to suffering. The point of life is to suffer. This is why were here: Were here to suffer. I believe in a higher power that compassionately allows suffering for us as a race, to grow and mature. – Rainn Wilson

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power

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. – Muhammad Ali

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power

All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo

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power

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. – Oprah Winfrey

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power

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Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government. – Aristotle

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Government

Ill keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue. – Paula Deen

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Death

Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ. – John Clayton

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thanksgiving

We are too busy mopping the floor to turn off the faucet. – Author Unknown

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Goals