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"I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge."
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"Depression arises when one uses his power and authority. Whatever authority there is, it is there for giving happiness to others. Authority is to give happiness to others, even to those who are guilty of doing wrong."

"God indeed has given the earth under to the control of man."

"The one, who likes to have an 'underhand', will inevitably come across a 'boss'!"

"It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty."

"The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin."
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"I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously."

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."

"Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."

"In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?"

"As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so."

"When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time."
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