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If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for…

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The selection process has been powerful enough to produce one indisputable outcome: the family is a universal human institution. . . .…
There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds…
In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.
Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty.
Boys are more likely to develop a masculine personality and acquire strong moral standards when they have a loving and nurturant rather…
Many, if not most, of the difficulties we experience in dealing with government agencies arise from the agencies being part of a…
We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds…
Broken Window Theory: Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals…

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If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's… — James Q. Wilson
Devolution will kill Nationalism stone dead — George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
Ka is a wheel; its one purpose is to turn. The spin of ka always brings us back to the same place,… — Robin Furth
Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to… — Johann Lamont
I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation. — Jim DeMint

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