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“I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.” quote by John Adams — Download Open image

“I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.”

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Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and…

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“Daughter! Get you an honest Man for a Husband, and keep him honest. No matter whether he is rich, provided he be independent. Regard the Honour and moral Character of the Man more than all other Circumstances. Think of no other Greatness but that of the soul, no other Riches but those of the Heart. An honest, Sensible humane Man,…

The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity

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We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way, then, of preserving the balance of power on the side of liberty and public virtue is to make the acquisition of land easy to every member of society; to make a division of the land into small quantities,…

“The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to…

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But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations ... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was…

“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage…

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There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of…

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I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. They are the most glorious nation that ever inhabited this Earth. The Romans and…

“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or…

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Make Things rather than Persons the subjects of conversations.

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During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together.

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I am like all other atheists only in that I do not believe there are any gods. Beyond that, I may differ dramatically in my values and beliefs from any other atheist. On both sides of the political spectrum, one can find the neo-conservative Objectivists and the ultra-liberal Communists, both of whom hate each other. These two factions take up…

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The thing about Iran is there are many political factions and it's not quite the dictatorial, authoritarian state with one person always making every…

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“Good Lord, what madness rules in brainsick men When for so slight and frivolous a cause Such factious emulations shall arise!”

William Shakespeare

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Women lead in ways different from men's. Men, I think, have been programmed to give orders. Women have been programmed to motivate people, to educate them, to bring out the best in them. Ours is a less authoritarian leadership. I think women tend to play hardball less often. This is the trend of office politics anyway: the days of warring…

Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions. It has become a common cause of all the people…

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Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to…

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It is amazing how pretending to be in a different faction changes everything -- even the way I walk. That must be why it's…

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And he’s right to say that every faction loses something when it gains a virtue: the Dauntless, brave but cruel; the Erudite, intelligent but…

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But the desire of obtaining the advantages, and of escaping the burthens, of political society, is a perpetual and inexhaustible source of discord; nor can it reasonably be presumed that the restoration of British freedom was exempt from tumult and faction. The pre-eminence of birth and fortune must have been frequently violated by bold and popular citizens; and the haughty…

American Green Berets have been on the ground reaching out to some of the factions there. But don't confuse them with combat troops. So…

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Liberty is to faction, what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be a less folly…

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A pure Democracy, by which I mean a Society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the Government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication and concert result from the form…

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