"In short, it is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or any number of men, at the entering into society, to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving those rights; when the grand end of civil government, from the very nature of its institution, is for the support, protection, and defence of those very rights; the principal of which, as is before observed, are Life, Liberty, and Property."

-- Samuel Adams

#Mean Quotes #Men Quotes #Rights Quotes

“The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.”
“The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy, called tributes, to participate. The twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a burning desert to a frozen wasteland. Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death. The last tribute standing wins.”

Source : Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.20, Scholastic Inc.
“The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing.”
“I was always the clown in school. I had a personal put down sense of humor. I wasn't vindictive. I didn't make fun of people.”
“Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you.”
“What Nixon and Kissinger began, Pol Pot completed.”
“You believe what you want to believe”
“Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.”

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