"The most troubling aspect of social policy towards the poor in late 20th century America is or how much it costs, but what it has bought."

-- Charles A. Murray

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“It is among the commonplaces of education that we often first cut off the living root and then try to replace its natural functions by artificial means. Thus we suppress the child's curiosity and then when he lacks a natural interest in learning he is offered special coaching for his scholastic difficulties.”
“For the Lakota there was no wilderness. Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly.”

Source : Luther Standing Bear (1978). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.196, U of Nebraska Press
“On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.”
“Leadership means realizing potential-in yourself and in the people you lead.... The leader and followers cocreate their identities and performance.”

Source : Justin Menkes (2013). “Better Under Pressure: How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Themselves and Others”, p.5, Harvard Business Press
“If you can live in Paris, maybe you should.”
“I don't think a party can aspire to be the majority party if it's the old white guy party.”
“Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.”
“When I enjoy doing something, I don't mind if it hurts.”

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