"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer..."

-- Thomas Paine

#Wisdom Quotes #Country Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Further, for once, I like the idea that people who think I'm a constant voice for the furthering of the imagination have to see that interest in a more materialistic fashion.”
“We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.”
“Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.”
“In our times, significantly, the three outstanding voices against violence have been silenced by murder - Mahatma Gandhi in India, Archbishop Romero in El Salvador, and Dr. Martin Luther King, here at home.”

Source : Millicent Fenwick (1982). “Speaking up”, Harpercollins
“The question of who is right and who is wrong has seemed to me always too small to be worth a moment's thought, while the question of what is right and what is wrong has seemed all-important.”
“My dads music was a great inspiration to me.”
“There's no point whining about missed opportunities.”

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