"It seems foolhardy to assume that the armed state will necessarily be benevolent. The American political tradition is, for good or ill, based in large measure on a healthy mistrust of the state."

-- Sanford Levinson

#Trust Quotes #Political Quotes #Healthy Quotes

“Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.”

Source : Derrick Bell (2010). “Ethical Ambition”, p.49, A&C Black
“People always loved best what they identified most with.”
“Talk about national interests: When we went in with Operation Iraqi Freedom, some of our allies, Turkey, for example, would not let us through. How much trouble did that cause us, because we were not able to go into Iraq through Turkey?”
“They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder then you. Guess what.. I'm that someone”
“The tea party saved the Republican Party. In a broad sense, the tea party rescued it from being the fat, unhappy, querulous creature it had become, a party that didn't remember anymore why it existed, or what its historical purpose was. The tea party, with its energy and earnestness, restored the GOP to itself.”
“There are just times when it seems you can't do anything wrong. Then there are other times when whatever you do is wrong. I think I could have had more drive. I was never very ambitious.”
“If you are all open in your heart, you are clean. If you are all open in your self, you are naive.”
“Whenever there's a camera around, a video or film camera, it's a great deal harder for those in power to bury the story.”

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