"Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from either of those excesses."

-- Aristotle

#People Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Excess Quotes

“Donâ€™t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When youâ€™re good, bad things can still happen. And if youâ€™re bad, you can still be lucky.”
“Life changes, people come and go and seasons never last. Karen kingsbury # Leaving”
“Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail.”
“There's only one earth. And there's no spare.”
“The history of intellectual growth and discovery clearly demonstrates the need for unfettered freedom, the right to think the unthinkable, discuss the unmentionable, and challenge the unchallengeable.”
“Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second generation full of courage issue forth; let a people loving freedom come to growth.”

Source : Margaret Walker (2014). “Fields Watered with Blood: Critical Essays on Margaret Walker”, p.170, University of Georgia Press
“The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.”
“Love- the infatuation kind- 'he's so handsome, she's so beautiful'- that can shrivel. As soon as something goes wrong, that kind of love can fly out the window.”

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