"Good government could never be a substitute for government by the people themselves."

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Source : Speech at Stirling, 23 Nov. 1905, in Daily News 24 Nov. 1905

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

#Freedom Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“How could anybody think of Bach as 'cold' when these [cello] suites seem to shine with the most glittering kind of poetry," Casals said. "As I got on with the study I discovered a new world of space and beauty... the feelings I experienced were among the purest and most intense in my artistic life!”
“The most important thing that I know about living is love. Nothing surpasses the benefits received by a human being who makes compassion and love the objective of his or her life. For it is only by compassion and love that anyone fulfills successfully their own lifeâ€™s journey. Nothing equals love.”
“I'm like, 'Would you be the person in the room that would boo when Dylan went electric? I know I wouldn't. Or are you the person that left The Beatles after 'She Loves You,' or 'Drive My Car?' You weren't on board for 'Revolution 9' or 'Day In The Life,' were you?”
“Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.”
“Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.”
“We must not falter nor weary in well-doing. We must lengthen our stride. Not only is our own eternal welfare at stake, but also the eternal welfare of many of our brothers and sisters who are not now members of this, the true Church. I thrill to the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith in a letter that he sent to the Church from Nauvoo on September 6, 1842: 'Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward. â€¦ Courage â€¦ and on, on to the victory!”
“The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living.”
“If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.”

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