George Fitzhugh famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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But, to protect men, we must have the power of controlling them. We must first enslave them before we can protect them.
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Abolishing slavery leads to slaves without masters
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Political economy is the science of free society. Its theory and its history alike establish this position. Its fundamental maxims, Laissez-faire and 'Pas trop gouverner' are at war with all kinds of slavery, for they in fact assert that individuals and peoples prosper most when governed least.
-- George Fitzhugh
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No one man is superior to the game.
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Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
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Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.
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Before one can walk as Christ walked, and talk as He talked, he must first begin to think as Christ thought.
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Nobody ever forgets their first night in the bush. It's among the precious, meagre handful of life firsts that remain indelible.
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It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling.
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Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.
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It’s pretty impossible to hurt what Death protects.
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Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.
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God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.
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