"Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong."

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Source : "The Perils of Passive Citizenship". Robert M. La Follette, Sr.'s speech in Washington, D.C., August 11, 1924.

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

#Men Quotes #Government Quotes #Evil Quotes

“I had no interests. I had no interest in anything. I had no idea how I was going to escape. At least the others had some taste for life. They seemed to understand something that I didnâ€™t understand. Maybe I was lacking. It was possible. I often felt inferior. I just wanted to get away from them. But there was no place to go. Suicide? Jesus Christ, just more work. I felt like sleeping for five years but they wouldnâ€™t let me.”
“It began when I was so ill that there was a good chance of dying. I promised myself that if I survived I would never again pander to a magazine's requests or follow the ideas of art directors. I would only make images which were personal, which arose out of my own life.”
“A ship does not sail with yesterday's wind.”
“One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.”

Source : "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". Book by Dee Brown. Chapter 12, 1970.
“Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead.”
“Most people who have wealth came from nothing or their parents came from nothing. And this idea that anyone can grow wealth is central to what we do.”
“I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.”
“Wonder is our erotic affiliation with all of life. If we develop this, enjoy it, and follow its promptings, our wants will be fewer and our needs plainer.”

Source : Stephanie Mills (2003). “Epicurean Simplicity”, p.200, Island Press

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