"The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised."

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Source : John C. Calhoun “The Works of John C. Calhoun Volume 2”, Jazzybee Verlag

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“There is no single theory that is used in economics that considers the finite nature of resources. Its shocking.”

Source : "Jeremy Grantham on how to feed the world and why he invests in oil". Interview with Leo Hickman, www.theguardian.com. April 16, 2013.
“I like this word decadent; all shimmering and purple and gold.”
“Rule one of reading other people's stories is that whenever you say 'well that's not convincing' the author tells you that's the bit that wasn't made up. This is because real life is under no obligation to be convincing.”
“A story begins and it always passes from the subjunctive to the declarative. And Italians don't seem to care about making a fine distinction between that which is speculation and that which is fact.”

Source : "A Tale Of Two Cities: Author Donna Leon's Venice". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. July 13, 2012.
“He that boasts of his ancestors confesses that he has no virtue of his own. No person ever lived for our honor; nor ought that to be reputed ours, which was long before we had a being; for what advantage can it be to a blind man to know that his parents had good eyes? Does he see one whit the better?”
“I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it.”
“With film, it's all about the actor being able to feel the things that the character's feeling. It must do some strange things to your mind. Music I find much easier because you're being honest about where you are as a person.”
“There was always a unique Beirut sound, it was always there, and so this time I just dove straight into that, instead of daydreaming and wandering.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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