Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on … - Lord Acton

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The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had a good feed and tanked up on good wine gives his old lady a kiss after supper and his day is over. Finished.

Lord Acton

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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Socialism means slavery.

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The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

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It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

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The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

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Because I'm little, I think the audience likes me.

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Have the courage to be exactly who you are without apology. Admit your mistakes without beating yourself up. Release all shame! Release all guilt! You cannot live if you are hiding behind what was. Focus on what is, right now, and that is you!

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Wynton Marsalis

It's harder to build than destroy. To build is to engage and change. In jazz, we call progressing harmonies changes. Changes are like obstacles on a speed course. They demand your attention and require you to be present. They are coming. . . they are here. . . . . and then they are gone. It's how life comes. Each moment is a procession from the future into the past and the sweet spot is always the present. Live in that sweet spot. Be present.

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Edward de Bono

I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.

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