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title: "4 Dependence People Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“While you weren’t “born shy,” you were born dependent. As an infant, you relied on your parents for all your personal care.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-berent/while-you-weren-t-born-shy-you-were-born-dependent-as-an-infant-you/)

[Jonathan Berent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-berent/)

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> [A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/a-dependence-on-the-people-is-no-doubt-the-primary-control-on-the/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [“The little-understood concept of interdependence appears to many to smack of dependence, and therefore, we find people, often for selfish reasons, leaving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-covey/the-little-understood-concept-of-interdependence-appears-to-many-to/)

[Stephen R. Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-covey/)

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> [The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-francis-meagher/the-dependence-of-one-people-upon-another-even-for-the-benefits-of/)

[Thomas Francis Meagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-francis-meagher/)

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