"Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as regards its own people, is the strongest government in the world at this hour? And for this simple reason, that it is based on the will, and the good will, of an instructed people."

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Source : John Bright (1865). “Speeches of John Bright, M.P., on the American Question”, p.257

John Bright

#Simple Quotes #Government Quotes #People Quotes

“We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.”
“I never want a fan to come and hear what they hear on their iPod, its about creating a unqiue and awesome experience.”

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“A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.”
“There are many words and definitions I have never lost. But some I am only just beginning to truly understand.”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, p.235, Macmillan
“The latest developments in Iraq are deeply troubling, but as the United States considers military and diplomatic responses to the actions of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) action, we should be clear that U.S. troops on the ground cannot go a million miles near a sectarian civil war-it's simply not an option.”
“Nothing is right and nothing is just; We sow in ashes and reap in dust.”

Source : Violet Fane (1880). “Collected Verses”
“Ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. Know what the first rule of flying is? Well I s'pose you do, since you already know what I'm 'bout to say. I do. But I like to hear you say it. Love. Can know all the math in the 'verse but take a boat in the air that you don't love? She'll shake you off just as sure as a turn in the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home.”
“There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.”

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