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Political Quotes by William O. Douglas
- Among the liberties of citizens that are guaranteed are ... the right to believe what one chooses, the right to differ from his neighbor, the…
- Ideas are indeed the most dangerous weapons in the world. Our ideas of freedom are the most powerful political weapons man has ever forged.
- We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs.…
- The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.
- The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet…
- Political controls in the sense that we think of bureaus or departments of government can never ope to produce collaboration between groups in the inner…
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- Under every stone lurks a politician. — Aristophanes
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
- Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
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