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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. – Samuel Johnson

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Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most. – Samuel Johnson

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Evangelism
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Samuel Johnson
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Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others… This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. – Samuel Johnson

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Wine
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Samuel Johnson
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The government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color. The government lied. – Jeremiah Wright

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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. – Charles de Secondat

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If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. – David Mamet

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Nobody is starving on the streets. Weve always taken care of them. We take care of our own we always have. It is not the governments responsibility. – Benjamin Carson

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I think theres a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intelligence. Look at all of the instincts of nature, both animals and plants, the very ingenious ways they survive. If you cut yourself, you dont have to think about it. – Clyde Tombaugh

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Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality. – Helen Clark

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