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`Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every… — George Washington
The true principle of government is this - make the system compleat in its structure; give a perfect proportion and balance to its parts; and… — Alexander Hamilton
There is perhaps, nothing more likely to disturb the tranquillity of nations, than their being bound to mutual contributions for any common object that does… — Alexander Hamilton
We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American dream that wealth is denied to… — Ronald Reagan
Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just. — George Washington
When we speak of peace, we should not mean just the absence of war. True peace rests on the pillars of individual freedom, human rights,… — Ronald Reagan
Peace is more than just an absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom, and true peace dictates the recognition of human… — Ronald Reagan
To ask whether the natural rights philosophy of the Declaration of Independence is true or false, is essentially a meaningless question. — Carl L. Becker
It was remarked yesterday that a numerous representation was necessary to obtain the confidence of the people. This is not generally true. The confidence of… — Alexander Hamilton
With the indiscriminate nature of modern military technology (no such thing as a "smart bomb," it turns out) all wars are wars against civilians, and… — Howard Zinn
Every solitary one of these aristocratic conspirators and would-be murderers claims to be an arch-patriot; every one of them insists that the war is being… — Eugene V. Debs
True justice is to pay one time for every mistake we make. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation on a theme. So musicians say the greatest sonatas are… — Jacqueline Carey
I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing… — Imelda Staunton
Your passion is your true power. The more you discover and express your passion for life, the more irresistible you will become to others. — Barbara De Angelis
There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and… — John F. Kennedy
In fact every belief is an obstacle. It does not even require your realization, since you are already who you are. But without realization, who… — Eckhart Tolle
I have no dog, but it must be Somewhere there's one belongs to me-- A little chap with wagging tail, And dark brown eyes that… — John Kendrick Bangs
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth. — Antonin Artaud
Language is an art, like brewing or baking.... It certainly is not a true instinct, for every language has to be learnt. — Charles Darwin
Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and woman. As good? It is life itself. — Pearl S. Buck
If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don't speak, it's because everything's perfect for them. If one day… — Jean Baudrillard
There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being unable to get rid of the idea of the distinction between right… — William Hazlitt
The continuation that obeys only obvious stack semantics, O grasshopper, is not the true continuation. — Guy Steele
There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true… — Annie Dillard

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