"There is but one method of rendering a republican form of government durable, and that is by disseminating the seeds of virtue and knowledge through every part of the state by means of proper places and modes of education and this can be done effectively only by the aid of the legislature."

-- Benjamin Rush

#Mean Quotes #Government Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“The built-in form is a window frame. You can use this genre [crime fiction] to go where you want to go, and explore what you want to explore. In some ways it gives you a lot of freedom because you have a framework readers are looking for.”
“Photographers - idiots, of which there are so many - say, "Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great photographs." That's the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. It's nothing but a matter of seeing, and thinking, and interest.”
“Being a professional does not have a very high standard.”
“Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.”
“Optimization hinders evolution.”
“Practice in life whatever you pray for and God will give it to you more abundantly.”
“Jonathan Swift wrote that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. It is also better to repeat yourself and be thought a scold than to speak only once and never be heard.”

Source : Hugh Hewitt (2006). “A Guide to Christian Ambition: Using Career, Politics, and Culture to Influence the World”, p.122, Thomas Nelson
“Most people in the university [ Columbia University ], including the administration, are very biased against the military.”

Source : "At Columbia, First ROTC Event Since '72" by Shlomo Greenwald, The New York Sun, May 17, 2006.

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