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title: "4 Want Population Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Want Population quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Want Population sayings and thoughts."
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> [Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/governments-don-t-want-a-population-capable-of-critical-thinking-they/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

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> [The founders did not want population centers to dictate to the rest of the country. They had already seen that happen in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-founders-did-not-want-population-centers-to-dictate-to-the-rest/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [You want at least 5% of the population being serious. That five, 6% of the population carries the rest of the people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/you-want-at-least-5-of-the-population-being-serious-that-five-6-of/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/rush-limbaugh-28_being_you-want-at-least-5-of-the-population-be_2025223.jpg)

> [Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/governments-don-t-want-a-population-capable-of-critical-thinking-they-2/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/george-carlin-155_accepting_governments-don-t-want-a-population-capa_2770136.jpg)

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