"The bulk of mankind have indeed, in all countries in their turn, been made the prey of ambition."

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Source : Mercy Otis Warren (1805). “History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution: Interspersed with Biographical, Political and Moral Observations. In Three Volumes”, p.229

Mercy Otis Warren

#Country Quotes #Ambition Quotes #Prey Quotes

“I think there's one more thing Perry can forget, too: Being president.”
“All mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.”
“I cannot recall a more engaging passage in fiction, and I've been trying for almost eighteen seconds.”
“It's possible to have more than one interest. I've been a painter and did summer stock.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Those that are firm in their will mold the world to themselves.”
“Why, he wondered, should he remember her suddenly, on such a day, watching the rain falling on the apple trees?”
“The idea of a rational bureaucracy, of skill, merit, and consistency, is essential to all modern states.”

Source : Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.143, University of Chicago Press
“I have a terrible image in my mind of a cow going to slaughter. There's not a lot of fight in them. Pigs, they'd squeal and thrash around. They'd fight. It's almost as if cows don't know they have a choice. Not that they don't panic, but they do so in a quiet way.”

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