"The sin of all time has been the exercise of assumed powers. This is the essence of tyranny."

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Source : Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1872). “A Speech on the Great Social Problem of Labor & Capital Delivered at Cooper Institute, New York City ... May 8, 1871, Before the Labor Reform League”, p.32

Victoria Woodhull

#Exercise Quotes #Essence Quotes #Sin Quotes

“Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.”
“A thimbleful of red is redder than a bucketful.”
“By the time I got to school, I had already read a couple hundred books. I knew in the first grade that they were lying to me because I had already been exposed to other points of view. School is basically about one point of view -- the one the teacher has or the textbooks have. They don't like the idea of having different points of view, so it was a battle. Of course I would pipe up with my five-year-old voice.”
“I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“X-Pac, I always thought you were a greasy haired, cheesey bandana wearing ***** that wore green and black tights. I now think you are a greasy haired, cheesey bandana wearing ***** that wears purple and black tights.”
“A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is not the master, but the minister of the law. Authority without virtue is a very dangerous state.”
“What is the conservative movement? It's pretty straightforward. We believe that the way prosperity is created is when people have the freedom and the opportunity to pursue their dreams.”
“Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!”

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