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In most of history, societies have not been free. It's a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny. — Michael Novak
Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize… — Barack Obama
I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be… — Suze Orman
Don't let anything stand in the way of you claiming and manifesting the life that you choose rather than the life you have by default. — Joy Page
Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical… — George Papandreou
If we were going to default, we would have decided that many months ago. It would be wrong for the Greek economy, it would be… — George Papandreou
The thing is, Obama is right that it would be a calamity for the government to default on its debt by not meeting its obligations.… — John Podhoretz
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might has well not have lived at all, in… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous. — Paul Ryan
When I was a kid, and I was odd, the default assumption was that I was odd, not that I was gay. Now when a… — Dan Savage
The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them,… — Ben Stein
After everyone has had a chance to bluster, posture, and pontificate, we are left with one basic question: under any foreseeable circumstance, would it be… — John Sununu
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. — Dorothy Thompson
I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum. — Desmond Tutu
We are witnessing a slow, steady takeover of our true freedoms. We are becoming a socialist nation, and whoever can't see this is probably hoping… — Jon Voight
As far as I'm concerned, you're a feminist by default if you're born in the Western world right now. — Caitlin Moran
I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and… — Augusten Burroughs
...we rarely confide in those who are better than we. Rather, we are more inclined to flee their society. Most often, on the other hand,… — Albert Camus
But in some ways, the most significant choices one makes in life are done for reasons that are not all that dramatic, not earth-shaking at… — Marya Hornbacher
When I speak of home, I speak of the place where in default of a better--those I love are gathered together; and if that place… — Charles Dickens

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