"Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards."

-- Aeschines

#Law Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“I think the whole mission of being here on Earth is to accept what you have, and my journey was to accept my own life and not pretend anything else. I think that's what we all struggle with.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Until my legs break off or I get paralyzed, I can play this way. It helps me be me.”
“Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.”
“The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman.”

Source : "Gavyn Davies: role of BBC chairman 'devalued'" by Ben Dowell, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2011.
“Take on the pain and wear it as a shirt.”
“The universe will pay you to be yourself and do what you really love.”
“Love like there's no tomorrow; live like there's no yesterday. We're forgiven; now go love people like we believe it”
“A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities.”

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