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John Adams

"A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man."

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"A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man."

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"The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is also true that the bigger the corporation, the more callous its heart. But unlike the state, corporations have competition and have no police powers."

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"To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind."

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"So much is man the slave of his heart that he will shut his eyes to what does not please him and believe all that he hopes."

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"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart."

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"I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion."

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"And then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes."

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"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."

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Amber Hurdle

"When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it."

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"They are the silent griefs which cut the heart-strings."

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"Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound."

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"My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived."
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"While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago."
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"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
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"As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children."
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"I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman."
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"Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war."
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"Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws."
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"Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases."
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"The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it."
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"Fear is the foundation of most governments."
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