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Can you think of a single area of government in which George Bush hasn't already made things worse than Bill Clinton did? — Harry Browne
Science only means knowledge; and for [Greek] ancients it did only mean knowledge. Thus the favorite science of the Greeks was Astronomy, because it was… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are lots of things a warrior can do at a certain time which he couldn't do years before. Those things themselves did not change;… — Carlos Castaneda
There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply. — Marilyn vos Savant
Burdens are the foundations of ease and bitter things the forerunners of pleasure. — Unknown Author
It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property, since they pre-exist, and his work is only to secure… — Frederic Bastiat
The true test of one's commitment to liberty and private property rights doesn't come when we permit people to be free to do those voluntary… — Walter E. Williams
The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort. — Seneca the Younger
You still indulge in distrustful fears that things will go wrong, or that people will betray you, or mistreat you; get above all of them. — Wallace D. Wattles
We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation. — William Hazlitt
People who create things nowadays can expect to be prosecuted by highly moralistic people who are incapable of creating anything. There is no way to… — Joseph Sobran
I think we need to find out why the citizens of the world's wealthiest, most envied, most powerful country are so cynical, so distressed, so… — William Bennett
We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector. — Donald T. Regan
Liberals love to say things like, "We're just asking everyone to pay their fair share." But government is not about asking. It is about telling.… — Thomas Sowell
The freedom of speech and the freedom of the press have not been granted to the people in order that they may say things which… — Samuel Gompers
The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things.… — Walter Lippmann
For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance. — Laozi
If you are going to do large-scale invention, you have to be willing to do three things: You must be willing to fail; you have… — Jeff Bezos
I think there are things for all of us to do as long as we're here and we're healthy. — Gwendolyn Brooks
A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit. — Carlos Castaneda

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