"Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end...liberty is the only object which benefits all alike, and provokes no sincere opposition...The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. ~ Every class is unfit to govern ... Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."

-- Lord Acton

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“A very wise old teacher once said: I consider a day's teaching wasted if we do not all have one hearty laugh.”

Source : GILBERT HIGHET (1950). “THE ART OF TEACHING”
“Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been fiscally responsible while recognizing our national priorities.”
“We are told that when HÃ¶lderlin went 'mad,' he constantly repeated, 'Nothing is happening to me, nothing is happening to me.'”
“The Americans are and remain our best friends, but this is absolutely not right. We can't simply return to business as usual.”
“Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.”
“I see climate change as one of the driving forces in the 21st century. With modern technology and globalization, we are much more connected than ever before. The world's warehouses are now container ships.”

Source : "'Climate Change War' Is Not a Metaphor". Interview with Eric Holthaus, www.slate.com. April 18, 2014.
“There weren't a lot of girl singers around. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the guys I looked up to.”
“Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.”

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