"Corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be condemned, they therefore do as they like."

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Source : In Poynder 'Literary Extracts' (1844) vol. 1 (usually quoted as 'Did you ever expect a corporation to have a conscience, when it has no soul to be damned, and no body to be kicked?')

Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

#Political Quotes #Soul Quotes #Body Quotes

“Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature.”
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.”
“I just broke up with my girlfriend because I caught her lying. Under another man.”
“Focus on what you want to do, don't be scared to try stuff. You only live once. You gotta take risks at times”
“Offense is what people take when they can't take argument.”
“Our nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves. Self reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.”

Source : Samuel Gompers, John McBride, William Green (1922). “The American Federationist”
“People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you.”
“I try to look at the evolution of these utopian claims. In the late '60s there was an assumption that the wealth generated by industry would be taxed and then put into social programs and it would provide a baseline of stability that would allow people to have the time for self-expression; and that social contract has eroded over the last four decades and now it's every person for themselves.”

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