"Aside from sending someone to war or to prison, government s ability to make people involuntarily give over their money is its strongest exercise of authority over private citizens and their institutions."

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Source : William Greider (2010). “Who Will Tell The People: The Betrayal Of American Democracy”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

William Greider

#War Quotes #Exercise Quotes #Government Quotes

“We do not innovate anything ... How is it that novelties are introduced which were never even thought of by our predecessors?”
“I purge compulsively. I'm constantly shedding things.”
“We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.”
“I have plenty of machinery around me; what I really need is a more enchanting world in which to live and work.”
“You do know when people say 'chic,' they mean thin.”
“Between sisters, often, the child's cry never dies down. "Never leave me," it says; "do not abandon me."”

Source : Louise Bernikow (1981). “Among women”, HarperCollins
“The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies.”
“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”

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