"Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established."

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Source : Jefferson Davis (1963). “The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (Complete)”, p.272, Library of Alexandria

Jefferson Davis

#Government Quotes #People Quotes #Ends Quotes

“Even the stupidest cat seems to know more than any dog.”

Source : Eleanor Clark (1952). “Rome and a Villa”
“I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.”
“I really know so little about recording, and I'm learning as I go.”
“A society has to make a choice: tolerate alternative lifestyles or build more prisons.”

Source : Rick Steves (2015). “Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door 2016: The Travel Skills Handbook”, p.973, Avalon Travel
“Hot tea," he said, holding the cups. "It's just wrong.”
“Geniuses are at work in the rock music field, and great popularity is no proof you aren't good.”
“Never try to take a fortified hill, especially if the Army on top is bigger than you are”
“Why, in truth, sir," was Monte Cristo's reply, "man is but an ugly caterpillar for him who studies him through a solar microscope; but you said, I think, that I had nothing else to do. Now, really, let me ask, sir, have you? â€” do you believe you have anything to do? or to speak in plain terms, do you really think that what you do deserves being called anything?”

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