"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power."

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Source : Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1941). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7”, p.305, Best Books on

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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“Somehow even tragedies seem less tragical, when you are the actors in them, than they look to outsiders”
“I embrace the criticism, because ultimately (it means) the masses have seen it [my movie]. I embrace it for my father's story, for my mother's story, for my auntie, for my grandmother, who all got their teeth knocked out so I could be [where I am].”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“I desired dragons with a profound desire. Of course, I in my timid body did not wish to have them in the neighborhood. But the world that contained even the imagination of FÃ¡fnir was richer and more beautiful, at whatever the cost of peril.”
“A writer is a controlled schizophrenic.”
“You can't be funny if you don't have good material.”

Source : "Matt LeBlanc Talks Candidly About Friends: His Favorite Episode, His Salary, and the Memorabilia He Didn't Get". Interview with Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. August 20, 2012.
“I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.”
“I sometimes wonder if I might be a bit of a disappointment to people, because they are expecting all these '80s hits and what they get is a dark industrial wall of noise.”
“Al was looking at me in disbelief. â€œNot your lover?â€ â€œNo.â€ â€œBut he is Rachel candy,â€ Al said, his confusion too honest to be faked.”

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