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"It is the people who control the Government, not the Government the people."
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"The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart."
"Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart."
"The absence of even rough agreement on the facts puts every opinion on equal footing and therefore eliminates the basis for thoughtful compromise. It rewards not those who are right, but those - like the White House press office - who can make their arguments most loudly, most frequently, most obstinately, and with the best backdrop."
"I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president - with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln - just in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do. And we're gonna keep on at it."
"It is remarkable that jealousy of individual property in land often goes along with very exaggerated doctrines of tribal or national property in land."
"As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness."
"Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."
"Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program."
"Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago."
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"No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections."
"The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst."
"The machinery of propaganda may pack their minds with falsehood and deny them truth for many generations of time. But the soul of man thus held in trance, or frozen in a long night, can be awakened by a spark coming from God knows where, and in a moment the whole structure of lies and oppression is on trial for its life."
"In every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in society."
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