"It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people."

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Source : Richard Henry Lee (1825). “Memoir of the Life of Richard H. Lee, and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe”, p.70

Richard Henry Lee

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“I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.”
“Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.”
“A man who doles out sweets, and slaps, with the same hand.”
“The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.”
“America, like Britain before her, is now the great defender of the Status Quo. She has committed herself against revolution and radical change in the underdeveloped world because independent governments would destroy the world economic and political system, which assures the United States its disproportionate share of economic and political power ... America's preeminent wealth depends upon keeping things in the underdeveloped world much as they are, allowing change and modernization to proceed only in a controlled, orderly, and nonthreatening way.”
“I'm not trying to cut myself off from the rest of the culture by not licensing.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.”
“We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world.”

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