The idea that the object of constitutions is not to confirm the predominance of any interest, but to prevent it; to preserve… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
The trouble with celebrating Independence Day is that we tend to look back at what made this the great nation that it… — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
Education to independence demands that young people should be accustomed early to consult their own sense of propriety and their own reason.… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Copy Share Image
At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was extremely poor. Many Portuguese residents abandoned the country, leaving only a handful of… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
My grandfather, or Nana Ji, as we called him, was a family legend. Amarnath Vidyalankar spent his life fighting for India's independence,… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
In the spring of 1946 [Ho Chi Minh ] signed a provisional agreement with the French representative on a compromise solution to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
I left college two months ago because it rewards conformity rather than independence, competition rather than collaboration, regurgitation rather than learning and… — Dale J. Stephens Copy Share Image
I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it—that no… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Today, natural gas now outstrips coal as the leading provider of electricity in America. If this is as big as people believe… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
To reverse the trend and reduce the role of government in our lives, and thus alleviate the government deficit and inflation pressures,… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
As for conforming outwardly, and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that. Let not your right hand… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It's a peculiar thing about liberals. When it comes to middle-class people who are fully capable of caring for themselves, liberals seek… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
Every young man should aim at independence and should prepare himself for a vocation; above all, he should so manage his life… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Imitation is often a shortcut to a solution. We copy when we lack the inclination, the ability or the time to work… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky emphasis on image,… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke Copy Share Image
There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
“When you streamline your schedule by making deliberate decisions about tasks and activities that are crucially important you and identify your most… — Julie Connor Copy Share Image
It used to be the boast of free men that, so long as they kept within the bounds of the known law,… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
I have served one idea, marched under one banner - war against all imposed authority - against every kind of deprivation of… — Alexander Herzen Copy Share Image
Coming to the Waratahs was the first time I felt I gained some independence. I was telling my parents I had to… — Israel Folau Copy Share Image
No, what Great Aunt Winifred was suffering from was the persecution every happily single woman suffers: the predictable social condemnation of her… — Tobsha Learner Copy Share Image
Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
The two most important documents affecting the destiny of America are the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
“There are Tantrics who deliberately seek to do more active forms of renunciation, so transgression of social norms and breaking of taboo,… — Zeena Schreck Copy Share Image
“What is as a whole” loses R1 Independence to become A1 Dependent when man becomes A5 subject, that is, the one who… — Lee Braver Copy Share Image
“Miriam felt astonished at herself. It was a new thing for her to step out so independently. Somehow, in the past month… — Elizabeth George Speare Copy Share Image
For years, TransCanada has been selling the Keystone XL pipeline to Americans with all of the enthusiasm of a used car salesman… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
Yet we have learned from the Scottish independence vote and with Brexit what referendums do to our politics. They foster bitter divisions… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
Jose Marti, known as 'the Apostle of Cuban Independence,' was an influential poet, journalist, and political theorist who became a symbol for… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is… — Keith O'Brien Copy Share Image
On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Even the indie rock world - which is supposed to be about truth and independence from corporate mindfulness or something - is… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
The absolute bedrock of our independence is having control over our own bodies. You cannot be independent if the government or someone… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Harry Truman, who was a Bible-believing Christian Zionist, defied the secretary of state he so admired, George C. Marshall, and won a… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
After Independence, there were periods of very high taxation. So you didn't create wealth, how will you distribute it? When was the… — Shiv Nadar Copy Share Image
Investing in living-wage jobs and reducing the inequities between local school districts would give young people more, not less, incentive to postpone… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Men pursue riches under the idea that their possession will set them at ease, and above the world. But the law of… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
What most of all enables a man to serve the public is not wealth, but content and independence; which, requiring no superfluity… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Standing, as I believe the United States stands for humanity and civilization, we should exercise every influence of our great country to… — Henry Cabot Lodge Copy Share Image
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