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The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at… — Thomas Jefferson
Most codes extend their definitions of treason to acts not really against one's country. They do not distinguish between acts against the government, and acts… — Thomas Jefferson
Such is the moral construction of the world that no national crime passes unpunished in the long run... Were present oppressors to reflect on the… — Thomas Jefferson
Today (1950), the hatred of the Moslem countries against the West is becoming hatred against Christianity itself. Although the statesmen have not yet taken it… — Fulton J. Sheen
One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which the poor can… — John Danilovich
The social contract is starting to unravel in many countries. — Jose Angel Gurria
If we continue on the trend we're on, we can reduce extreme poverty by more than 60 percent-lifting more than 700 million people out of… — Rajiv Shah
The cause of rain is now, I consider, no longer an object of doubt. If two masses of air of unequal temperatures, by the ordinary… — John Dalton
My Rainforests Project ... has three main elements. Firstly, to determine how much funding the rainforest countries need to re-orientate their economies so that the… — Prince Charles
The simple fact is that the world is not paying for the services the forests provide. At the moment, they are worth more dead than… — Prince Charles
Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too — Tommy Lasorda
Every collectivist revolution rides in on a Trojan horse of "emergency". It was the tactic of Lenin, Hitler, and Mussolini. In the collectivist sweep over… — Herbert Hoover
When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have. — Sugar Ray Leonard
All around the world there are 230 countries, and among those people I can speak 5 languages. Nevertheless, I can't find the exact word to… — Joo Won
Sport is how poor kids from poor countries pass through the eye of the needle to riches and recognition. — A. A. Gill
Multiple political parties are a fact of life throughout Europe and most of the West. Today the only countries without strong multiparty political systems are… — Thomas Naylor
There is no justification for the common claim that Christianity was responsible for the abolition of slavery. The Negro slave trade - a far more… — Margaret E. Knight
I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Is there some thought being given to subsidizing the clearing of rainforests in order for some countries to eliminate that production of greenhouse gases? — Dana Rohrabacher
There is a certain blend of courage, integrity, character and principle which has no satisfactory dictionary name but has been called different things at different… — Louis Adamic

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