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"Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones."
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"True human progress is based less on the inventive mind than on the conscience of such men as Brandeis."

"After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming."

"Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history."

"The rising sun managed to peek around the vast column of smoke that forever rose from Ankh-Morpork, City of Cities, illustrating almost up to the edge of space that smoke means progress or, at least, people setting fire to things."

"And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction."

"If you take it step by step, you shall least miss a step!"

"Consistency is good, but progress is better."

"A powerful process automatically takes care of progress, productivity and profits."
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"On behalf of the federal government, I wish now publicly to appeal to the provinces to lend their co-operation in furthering our country's war effort by effecting at as early a date as may be possible this much needed restriction."


"Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier."


"Regardless of what one's attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made."


"For one cause or another, it has become necessary to impose restrictions upon the use of many commodities, including not a few of the necessities of life."


"When gasoline and rubber are rationed, electric power and transport facilities are becoming increasingly scarce, and manpower shortages are developing, it is difficult for people to understand their increased use for other than the most vital needs of war."


"Temperance is essential, if the services of men and women are to be employed to the best and most useful effect according, to the physical capacity and ability of each. Nothing less will assure a total effort."


"Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile."
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