"No government can be free that does not allow all its citizens to participate in the formation and execution of her laws."

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Source : Thaddeus Stevens (1998). “The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens, Volume 2: April 1865-August 1868”, p.214, University of Pittsburgh Pre

Thaddeus Stevens

#Law Quotes #Government Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.”

Source : Megan Whalen Turner (2010). “A Conspiracy of Kings”, Greenwillow
“I know myself too well to believe in pure virtue.”
“I'm sharp. What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.”
“More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.”

Source : 'The Analysis of the Hunting Field' (1846) ch. 1
“The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.”

Source : Watchman Nee (2005). “A Table in the Wilderness”, p.23, CLC Publications
“We was half stupid, a third lucky, and three-quarters ferocious.”

Source : Charlie Higson (2012). “The Sacrifice (The Enemy Book 4)”, p.30, Penguin UK
“Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your way back. Then I can make a few pennies wth my verses while you build us a shack and perform circus tricks for passersby." This was such a surprising statement that Foaly briefly considered jumping into the hole to get away.”
“[When] I am taking a photograph, I am conscious that I am constructing images rather than taking snapshots. Since I do not take rapid photographs it is in this respect like a painting which takes a long time where you are very aware of what you are doing in the process. Exposure is only the final act of making the image as a photograph.”

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