"Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate argument in favor of term limitations."

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Source : James L Buckley (2010). “Freedom at Risk: Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State”, p.90, Encounter Books

James L. Buckley

#Running Quotes #Temptation Quotes #Soul Quotes

“We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it.”
“You need to WANT to change. You need to be willing to do the work.”
“Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud.”
“I am sure that as soon as speech was invented, efforts to suppress and control it began, and that process of suppression continues unabated.”

Source : Speech at the University of Oregon, 2004.
“Debating against him is no fun, say something insulting and he looks at you like a whipped dog.”
“As long as you don't compliment yourself, your environments and your job, you will always be miserable. Complaints bring misery, compliments brings strength.”
“Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle with quite astonishing success, Wayne Rooney. But Messi is on a higher plain than even that pair.”
“It's important to work hard - there's no short cut around that.”

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