"The ruin of a State is generally preceded by an universal degeneracy of manners and contempt of religion."

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Source : Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe (1859). “The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D.: with copious notes and additions and a memoir of the author”, p.244

Jonathan Swift

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“People aren't the same. Business is, in my opinion, all about the team that fields the best players. It's not about an idea. An idea goes away. Somebody catches up with it. It's not about a widget.”
“Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.”
“Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.”
“I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger.”
“Temper justice with mercy.”
“Iâ€™m not particularly interested in running for president,”
“I had an unbelievable experience on '24'. We shot 198 episodes, and I was as excited about shooting the 198th as I was the first.”
“History demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism. Excessive optimism shows the seeds of its own reversal in the form of imbalances that tend to grow over time.”

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