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Noah Webster

"If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the Divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws."

Source : Noah Webster (1835). “Instructive and Entertaining Lessons for Youth: With Rules for Reading with Propriety, Illustrated by Examples: Designed for Use in Schools and Families”, p.230

Noah Webster

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“I would never become an alcoholic like my father because my father deserted us. But diseases, there's no let up.”
“True baseball fans do not cheer for their teams to win; they cheer for them not to lose. Victory does not come with joy, it comes with relief. Losing causes only pain.”
“I don't doÂ eventÂ dressing, becauseÂ every day is an event.”
“I don't know technology and engineering. I don't know accounting.”
“The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.”
“I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.”

Source : "60 Minutes", www.cbsnews.com. August 9, 2017.
“Edward, Edward," he said with a patronising smile, "there are no unanswered questions of any relevance. Every question that we need to ask has been answered fully. If you can't find the correct answer then you are obviously asking the wrong question.”
“No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.”

Source : Karl Popper (2012). “The Open Society and its Enemies”, p.503, Routledge

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