The total amount paid out in dividends is roughly equal to the amount lost in trading and investment advice, so net dividends… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people,… — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
History in the making is a very uncertain thing. It might be better to wait till the South American republic has got… — Anna Brackett Copy Share Image
The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
Memmius would only be useless to him for a short time, but that he would remain useless to himself and the Republic… — Scipio Africanus Copy Share Image
No, men and women of the Irish race, we shall not fight for England. We shall fight for the destruction of the… — James Larkin Copy Share Image
He pauses when he finishes undoing the last button, then closes his eyes. I can see the pain slashed across his face,… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
Though I admire republican principles in theory, yet I am afraid the practice may be too perfect for human nature. We tried… — Robert Walpole Copy Share Image
The transformation of the United States from a traditional republic to a democratic nation run in large measure by a single executive… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
I am a very big fan of the nation, actually. In Cicero's time, there was this idea that although we were members… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
As you know, the Australian Labour Party is committed to turning the country into a republic. We've not stipulated a timeline for… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
There is nothing puzzling ... about America's gratuitously aggressive foreign policy or about the oligarchs' successful efforts to drag the Republic into… — Walter Karp Copy Share Image
What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
In case Japan ventures to attack the Mongolian People's Republic, seeking to destroy its independence, we will have to assist the Mongolian… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
I've lived in Paris. I've lived in the Slovak Republic. I've spent extensive time in England, and I've traveled all over Europe. — Romany Malco Copy Share Image
Of course we have Queen Elizabeth as head of state, but in many ways we are a kind of republic. We don't… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Constitution is the bedrock of all our freedoms; guard and cherish it; keep honor and order in your own house; and… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The principal of unity and indivisibility of the republic are the essential reference points. — Giorgio Napolitano Copy Share Image
It will be remembered, that a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is solemnly enjoined by most of the state constitutions, and particularly… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It wouldn't matter if every single President since Washington had been a Bible-toting, evangelical Christian. They weren't, of course, but even if… — Judith Hayes Copy Share Image
When a monarchy gradually transforms itself into a republic, the executive power there preserves titles, honors, respect, and even money long after… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
It is quite difficult to establish a clear-cut cause-and-effect relationship, as the causes are manifold and closely connected. It is simply not… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
We still have our people working in the cane fields in the Dominican Republic. People are still repatriated all the time from… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
