"The erosion of a nation's concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny."

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Source : Gerry Spence (1989). “With justice for none: destroying an American myth”, Crown

Gerry Spence

#Rights Quotes #Erosion Quotes #Individual Quotes

“I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadnâ€™t met me.”

Source : Jojo Moyes (2012). “Me Before You: A Novel”, p.367, Penguin
“Sometimes I miss the spirit of London, but it's a very gray place.”
“Every man and woman in society has one big duty. That is, to take care of his or her own self. This is a social duty. For, fortunately, the matter stands so that the duty of making the best of one's self individually is not a separate thing from the duty of filling one's place in society, but the two are one, and the latter is accomplished when the former is done”

Source : William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.98, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“If you can compete, you are going to compete”
“Itâ€™s better to not have a reputation than a bad one.”
“What I like best about music is when time goes away.”
“What we call little things are merely the causes of great things.”
“I've been able to write at least one book a year for 20 years, and I don't think I would've had that kind of drive if I hadn't come out of the journalism business.”

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