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"In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more conscience and character."
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"I do not think I have ever seen a nastier-looking man... Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist. [on Brit poet Percy Wyndham Lewis]"
"Altogether he was one in whom no man would have seen anything to admire, and in whom no woman would have seen anything to dislike."
"When people undermine your values, they've strong reasons. For example, they mistaken your passion for excellence as perfectionism..."
"Integrity is more than truth and honesty; integrity is an unshackled mind, a happy heart, and a light spirit. Integrity is inner peace with a clear, clean conscience. Integrity is self-respect, honor, and credibility. Integrity is healthy and unfettering, and it is worth defending."
"Because I'm selfish. I'm a coward. I'm the kind of girl who, when she might actually be of use, would run to stay alive and leave those who couldn't follow to suffer and die."
"The main qualities that had earned him this universal respect in the service were, first, an extreme indulgence towards people, based on his awareness of his own shortcomings; second, a perfect liberalism, not the sort he read about in the newspapers, but the sort he had in his blood, which made him treat all people, whatever their rank or status, in a perfectly equal and identical way; and, third - most important - a perfect indifference to the business he was occupied with, owing to which he never got carried away and never made mistakes."
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"Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it on the country?"
"The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team."
"In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it."
"People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government."
"No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins 'we the people', not 'us the government'."
"One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are."
"Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will?"
"Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent."
"Government has a legitimate function, but the private sector has one too, and it is superior. In other words, people are better than institutions."
"As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society."
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