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When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversi

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. – Maggie Gallagher

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Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the others eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire. – Maggie Gallagher

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Romantic
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Europe, which gave us the idea of same-sex marriage, is a dying society, with birthrates 50 percent below replacement. – Maggie Gallagher

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Marriage
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Maggie Gallagher
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As a society, I think we express our cultural mores through our politics. Were trying constantly to figure out whats OK and whats not OK. And its hard, because our society is constantly buffeted by gale force winds of technology. Things are always changing. – Daniel H. Wilson

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Politics

Yes is a far more potent word than no in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say. – Dick Morris

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Politics

Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they dont know what they are conserving. – Robertson Davies

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Politics

Everything is politics. – Thomas Mann

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Politics

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A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. Youre always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and theres the insecurities that are even transmitted through rap. Everyone is trying to aim to please too much. – Chuck D.

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A young bride is like a plucked flower but a guilty wife is like a flower that had been walked over. – Honore de Balzac

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Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar. – J. Edgar Hoover

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