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

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Change
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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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Todays leading real-world retailer, Wal-Mart, uses software to power its logistics and distribution capabilities, which it has used to crush its competition. – Marc Andreessen

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An alliance with a powerful person is never safe. – Phaedrus

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The price of power is responsibility for the public good. – Withrop Aldrich

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The only real power comes out of a long rifle. – Joseph Stalin

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To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth. – Milan Kundera

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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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He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy. – Thomas Hobbes

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