"The beneficial effect of state intervention, especially in the form of legislation, is direct, immediate, and so to speak, visible, while its evil effects are gradual and indirect and lay out of sight ... Hence the majority of mankind must almost of necessity look with undue favor upon governmental intervention."

-- A. V. Dicey

#Sight Quotes #Evil Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“I just remember that disturbing feeling of walking into that prison, the complete loss of privacy, the complete loss of stimulation, dignity.”
“If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.”

Source : Anne Bronte (2016). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Diversion Illustrated Classics)”, p.39, Diversion Books
“Talking about relationships is a surefire way to jinx them.”
“All the honey that can be gathered from the flowers of this world has less sweetness than the vinegar and gall of Jesus Christ our Lord.”
“I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality.”
“Vision looks inwards and becomes duty. Vision looks outwards and becomes aspiration. Vision looks upwards and becomes faith.”
“All things that pass Are wisdom's looking-glass.”
“One unexpectedly striking moment, when Tom Amandes as Lincoln, recites the Gettysburg Address, not in booming, this-is-a-great-speech style, but casually, as if chatting over dinner. The approach elevates the words.”

Source : "The Man Who Protected Lincoln" by Neil Genzlinger, www.nytimes.com. February 14, 2013.

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