"Government [is] operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled……" — Gerry Spence
"Government [is] operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept every living idea and smother it."
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38 Quotes by Gerry Spence
Gerry Spence has 38 quotes on this site.
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Although we give lip service to the notion of freedom, we know the government is no longer the servant of…
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To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
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When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others,…
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How much of our lives could we buy back if we cherished our lives instead of our trinkets?
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Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.
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The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve…
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When any system has for its goal the advancement of the system over the betterment of its individual members, such…
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The so-called godly man may be more likely to do serious wrong than a man who deeply questions himself. The…
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Under any religion, the preestablished impersonal code transcends the right of the individual to explore, experience, and marvel at the…
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The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that…
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I cherish the fantasy, even the hope, of adventures in other realms to come. But how can we choke out…
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My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be…
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Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly…
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But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing…
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Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people.…
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure…
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There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will…
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Mission accomplished? The mission in Iraq, as laid out by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, has failed.
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there…
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I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish business that sometimes I get…
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The candidates we have in this campaign are... the most accomplished, in terms of public service, that we've had since…
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I think that true horror is accomplished by slowly getting into your brain. The old way is much more scary.
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Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According…
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