"The greater part of the governments on earth may be termed monarchical aristocracies, or hereditary dominions independent of the people."

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Source : Ezra STILES (1785). “The United States Elevated to Glory and Honour; a Sermon [on Deut. Xxvi. 19] ... Second Edition, Corrected”, p.26

Ezra Stiles

#Independent Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“All the people in the Kuo-ch'ing monastery They say, "Han-shan is an idiot." "Am I really an idiot:" I reflect. But my reflections fail to solve the question: for I myself do not know who the self is, And how can others know who I am?”
“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.”
“The Future of Money: Creating New Wealth, Work, and a Wiser World”

Source : Gwendolyn Hallsmith, Bernard Lietaer (2011). “Creating Wealth: Growing Local Economies with Local Currencies”, p.243, New Society Publishers
“Only an open mind is big enough to contain the secrets of the universe.”

Source : Vera Stanley Alder (1973). “Finding of the Third Eye”, p.25, Weiser Books
“If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow.”

Source : Steve Allen (1994). “Reflections”
“I don't have 30 days and 30 nights to show you why all the hoochies say there's nothing finer...than Scott Steiner.”
“When I worked at The Independent newspaper, I had colleagues who would laugh and say that whenever they picked up the phone to my dad and heard his accent, they thought they were about to hear a five-minute warning to get out the building. People in Britain have always thought it acceptable to make racist remarks about the Irish. The prejudice underlying that supposed joke was everywhere.”
“Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by.”

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