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In the discharge of this trust I will only say that I have, with good intentions, contributed toward the organization and administration of the Government… — George Washington
Mr. President, passage of this bill will visit the heel of oppression on all the people, vitiate their constitutional shield against tyranny, and materially hasten… — Strom Thurmond
This formidable censor of the public functionaries [the press], by arraigning them at the tribunal of public opinion, produces reform peaceably, which must otherwise be… — Thomas Jefferson
It is the unbroken testimony of all history that alcoholic liquors have been used by the strongest, wisest, handsomest, and in every way best races… — George Saintsbury
If I do not give a friend "The benefit of the doubt," but put the worst construction instead of the best on what is said… — Amy Carmichael
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed. — Alexander Hamilton
Let us hope our weapons are never needed -but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An… — Edward Abbey
The great epochs of our life come when we gain the courage to rechristen our evil as what is best in us. — Friedrich Nietzsche
In our struggle against racial segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, I came to see at a very early stage that a synthesis of Gandhi's method of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ruling class doesn't care about public safety. Having made it very difficult for States and localities to police themselves, having left ordinary citizens with… — Malcolm Wallop
[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was governor of Pennsylvania,… — George Mason
Government is at best a petulant servant and at worst a tyrannical master. — George Washington
Let me lay my cards on the table. If I were to give an award for the single best idea anyone ever had, I'd give… — Daniel Dennett
Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it. — Jared Diamond
If to die honorably is the greatest Part of virtue, for us fate's done her best. Because we fought to crown Greece with freedom We… — Simonides of Ceos
If you feel that . . . what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take… — Howard W. Hunter
The things best to know are first principles and causes, but these things are perhaps the most difficult for men to grasp, for they are… — Aristotle
Learn what not to expect. Irish catholic they get sh**** little rings. Irish women get crappy rings. Baptist get the worst because they get the… — Joan Rivers
One of the best uses of your time is to increase your competence in your key result areas. — Brian Tracy
Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are often a bit wilder. — Miuccia Prada
In my mind, being overdressed is not a bad thing at all. What's the worst case scenario? That you are the best-dressed person in the… — Rachel Zoe
If you want to change the world, who do you begin with, yourself or others? I believe if we begin with ourselves and do the… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says 'we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals,… — Colin Powell
When you center life around yourself, not only do you miss out on God's best, but you rob other people of the joy and blessings… — Joel Osteen
Here is the prime condition of success: Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun on… — Andrew Carnegie

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