"Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later."

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Source : Charles Mackay (1852). “Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds”, p.67

Charles Mackay

#Punishment Quotes #Desperate Quotes #Individual Quotes

“I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.”
“Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.”
“I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.”
“It's great to be paid, but it's better to do something original that's going to be memorable.”

Source : "Interview with Locker 13 Star and Uncle Rico Himself Jon Gries". Interview with Bobby Blakey, www.axs.com. April 07, 2014.
“The world is a body common to all men, changes to it bring about a change in the souls of all men who are turned towards that part of it at that moment.”
“When people decide they want to be free, there is nothing that can stop them.”
“The flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away.”
“I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try to regain.”

Source : Conrad Black (2012). “A Matter of Principle”, p.61, Encounter Books

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