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- It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. — Francis Bacon
- Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial… — Ben Bernanke
- Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. — Josh Billings
- I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make… — Lord Byron
- Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is… — Caleb Carr
- I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt… — Caleb Carr
- No, I've always been impressed with the tremendous resilience of the American economy. I think over the years, over the decades, it's… — Dick Cheney
- In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than… — Marcus Tullius Cicero