"Rights are not the language of democracy. Compromise is what democracy is about. Rights are the language of freedom, and are absolute because their role is to protect our liberty. By using the absolute power of freedom to accomplish reforms of democracy, we have undermined democracy and diminished our freedom."

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Source : Philip K. Howard (2011). “The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America”, p.171, Random House

Philip K. Howard

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“Space, like Switzerland, should be neutral.”
“People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.”
“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.”
“I would definitely bring silver into your holiday decor.”

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“I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.”
“I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in Italy and I have worked in Italy. I'm Italian.”
“I really want to come back! I definitely want to come back. Some of my fondest memories are in New Zealand.”
“The great modern heresy in poetry is to confuse the use we make of words in a poem with modalities of speech...For true poetry is never speech but always a song.”

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