"That government is best which governs the least, so taught the courageous founders of this nation. This simple declaration is diametrically opposed to the all too common philosophy that the government should protect and support one from the cradle to the grave. The policy of the Founding Fathers has made our people and our nation strong. The opposite leads inevitably to moral decay."

-- Ezra Taft Benson

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“Ever since then I have believed that God is not only a gentleman and a sport; he is a Kentuckian too.”
“And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!”
“A round of golf is the ideal antidote to stress.”
“Former President George W. Bush has hired a man to lead his presidential think tank in Dallas. The man was hired because he was the only candidate who could say the words, 'George W. Bush think tank' with a straight face.”
“Dating is so insecure. My last relationship, I was always there for her and she dumped me. I told her about it. I said, "Remember when your grandma died? I was there. Remember when you flunked out of school? I was there. Remember when you lost your job? I was there!" She said, "I know”
“Henry James joyously engaged in the act of writing. A good day's writing gave him a sense of strength, of control over chaos, a victory of order and clarity over the confused battle of existence.”

Source : Leon Edel (1978). “Henry James: the conquest of London, 1870-1881”
“If I turned around every time somebody called me a faggot, I'd be walking backward - and I don't want to walk backward.”
“Your brand or your name is simply your reputation, you have to fight in life to protect that as it means everything. Nothing is more important.”

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