In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which… — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
Whoever leads an auspicious life here and governs the commonwealth rightly, as my most noble father did, who promoted all piety and… — Henry VIII of England Copy Share Image
I am of opinion that national greatness is more for the advantage of private citizens, than any individual well-being coupled with public… — Pericles Copy Share Image
It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put… — Charles Edison Copy Share Image
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Even in South Africa, the Commonwealth were not doing anything, and their attitude was to tolerate apartheid in South Africa. There was… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Let's call this then, only half facetiously, a new patristic, in which the intellectual is charged with the task not only to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
... the structure of our public morality crashed to earth. Above its grave a tombstone read, "Be tolerant--even of evil." Logically the… — Sarah-Patton Boyle Copy Share Image
The citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth's political clothes are worn out, and yet holds his peace and does not… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between… — Peter Costello Copy Share Image
What I mean by Socialism is a condition of society in which there should be neither rich nor poor, neither master nor… — William Morris Copy Share Image
The judges who awarded the 1980 Commonwealth Poetry Prize to my first collection of poems, Crossing the Peninsula and Other Poems, cited… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
To resume, in a few words, the system of the Imperial government, as it was instituted by Augustus, and maintained by those… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Rome was in the most dangerous inclination to change on account of the unequal distribution of wealth and property, those of highest… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The most noble and profitable invention of all other, was that of SPEECH, consisting of Names or Appellations, and their Connexion; whereby… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
The immemorial ingratitude of rulers and commonwealths is proverbial. Especially common is ingratitude to Israel - the People that has achieved so… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
If Democracy should fail, it would be because we had been so lacking in self-discipline that our personal problems had taken all… — Margery Wilson Copy Share Image
Honorable Senators: My sincerest thanks I offer you. Conserve the firm foundations of our institutions. Do your work with the spirit of… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
My vision for Kentucky is a Commonwealth where there is so much economic opportunity, and our quality of life is so high,… — Ernie Fletcher Copy Share Image
Almost all the United Commonwealth presidents have been female. It has been argued that women are less aggressive, more maternal, and thus… — Joelle Charbonneau Copy Share Image
One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
Nature has not placed us in an inferior rank to men, no more than the females of other animals, where we see… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
I assumed the leadership within the Commonwealth for the fight against apartheid. I was very much assisted by Brian Mulroney, the Prime… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
It's definitely an honour to represent my home country once again in the Commonwealth Games. It is going to be a magical… — Jazmin Carlin Copy Share Image
The creative project of self-government - hard and frustrating but necessary - is to produce that political commonwealth that changes over time,… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
To be a socialist means to let the ego serve the neighbour, to sacrifice the self for the whole. In its deepest… — Joseph Goebbels Copy Share Image
My wife and I came to Canada for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and we really liked the B.C. lifestyle and environment. The… — Jonathan Brown Copy Share Image
I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength… — Queen Elizabeth II Copy Share Image
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for… — Sonny Landham Copy Share Image
The Commonwealth Games here are a model for what sport can, and should, be. It's an incredible environment and an amazing atmosphere.… — Laurel Hubbard Copy Share Image
What is the society we wish to protect? Is it the society of complete surveillance for the commonwealth? Is this the wealth… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I think that all things which evoke discipline: study, and our duties to men and to the commonwealth, war, and personal hardship,… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
There goes many a ship to sea, with many hundred souls in one ship, whose weal and woe is common, and is… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
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If mind is common to us, then also the reason, whereby we are reasoning beings, is common.' If this be so, then… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
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Sooner or later for good or ill, a united mankind, equipped with science and power, will probably turn its attention to the… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
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