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George Bancroft quote: "Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no..."

Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Gouverneur Morris
Herman Hesse quote: "The truth is lived, not taught."
The truth is lived, not taught. Herman Hesse
I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesn't matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties. Todd Gitlin
His view of the world is one that keeps his blood pressure low, sweeping the cholesterol from his relaxed, freeway-sized arteries. Everyone knows he is going to live till age ninety, although the question that goes begging is, “for what? Steve Martin
That's what music has always been to me: a feel. I've listened to the Stones many times and it still makes me have that feeling of joy every time. They are still around and put on a really exciting show. We also give it 120 percent. Mike McCready
Erich Fromm quote: "The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger..."
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots. Erich Fromm
Natalie Portman quote: "I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd..."
I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star. Natalie Portman
A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn't sit there and think about it. John Milius
Orson Scott Card quote: "Maybe she couldn't know who she was today. Maybe it was enough..."
Maybe she couldn't know who she was today. Maybe it was enough to know that she was no longer who she was before. Orson Scott Card
Richard John Neuhaus quote: "Religion as a human phenomenon is as riddled through with..."
Religion as a human phenomenon is as riddled through with potential for both good and evil as any other phenomenon. Richard John Neuhaus
Wanda Sykes quote: "It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like,..."
It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people. Wanda Sykes
Owen Chamberlain quote: "The whole structure of science gradually grows, but only as it..."
The whole structure of science gradually grows, but only as it is built upon a firm foundation of past research. Owen Chamberlain
Then, as understanding began to trickle through his shock, he felt an escalating sense of horror. It had finally happened; he had finally lost enough of his mind so that other people would be able to *tell*. Stephen King
Jodi Picoult quote: "The truth is, I don't want to be disappointed again. Not by..."
The truth is, I don't want to be disappointed again. Not by someone else's shortcomings, and especially not by my own. Jodi Picoult
Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it. You didn't have a real partisan issue on those times that it was used. Tom Coburn