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"Some people are good only because they are afraid of punishment. These justify why we need government."
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"A minister's (cabinet member's) function was not to DO the work but to see that it got done."

"While a democratic process is morally desirable for arriving at a decision, it doesn't necessarily produce the best outcomes."

"The greatest policy is where there are no policies!"

"The level of corruption in a country is determined by the value systems of that country."

"The government can make laws but they can't make people live by these laws."

"Indeed, it is a sign of marked political weakness in anycommonwealth if the people tend to be carried away by mere oratory, if theytend to value words in and for themselves, as divorced from the deeds for whichthey are supposed to stand. The phrase-maker, the phrase-monger, the readytalker, however great his power, whose speech does not make for courage,sobriety, and right understanding, is simply a noxious element in the bodypolitic, and it speaks ill for the public if he has influence over them. To admirethe gift of oratory without regard to the moral quality behind the gift is to dowrong to the republic."

"If you want to govern the people,You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead people,You must learn how to follow them."

"The Bill of Rights wasn't enacted to give us any rights. It was enacted so the Government could not take away from us any rights that we already had."

"The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying."

"Metaphorically, governance is like a "Steer, Risk Management is like a "Brake."
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"Don't constantly make angry your wife. Once she throws you out of her heart, there is no appeal."

"If we believe that god is the creator of evil, maybe there is evil also in heaven, if that is the case, we are not out of the woods yet."

"A humble heart, a friendly look, a smile on the face is really what you need to break the ice, not a very big axe."

"Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies."

"Words disappear in the air, but writing remains. If you want something to be remembered about you, write it down."
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