"Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses."

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Source : Charles Evans Hughes (1910). “Conditions of Progress in Democratic Government”

Charles Evans Hughes

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“Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.”
“When you forget that you need Allah, He puts you in a situation that causes you to call upon him. And that's for your own good..”

Source : FaceBook post by Omar Suleiman from Oct 09, 2013
“When you experience peace of soul, with each breath you are present to the fact that this is a divine moment, a moment to shine like you have never shone before, a moment to hold the whole world in your hands with a gentle thought and a kind heart.”
“The media seems to think only abortion and gay marriage are religious issues. Poverty is a moral issue, it's a faith issue, it's a religious issue.”
“I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.”
“I want to coach a team that opponents don't look forward to playing.”
“I make most of my friends through my extracurricular activities.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week.”

Source : Stephen Manes (1998). “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!”, Yearling

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