"What to the Slave is the 4th of July."

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"Politicians look for interests not people."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Politics, Politicians, People, Life

"When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another - except brute, physical force."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Politics, Reason, Force, Violence, Communication

"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Politics, Pride, Family, Identity

"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Politics, England

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Politics, Law, Theft, Government, Truth

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Politics, Truth, Power, Regret, Wisdom

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

George Orwell, British Author

Politics, Commentary, Loyalty, Nationalism

"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Politics, Democracy, Society, Education, Wisdom

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Politics, Truth, Power, Wisdom, Inspirational

"Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Politics, Majority, Rights, Truth, Democracy

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"The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion."

Cause

"It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."

Fire

"At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed."

Time

"Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done."

Motivational

"I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs."

Politics

"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe."

Society

"The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery."

Happiness

"Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work."

Work

"I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave."

Man

"One and God make a majority."

God