Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put … - Francis Bacon

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The backlash against Big Government is an encouraging sign of a growing resistance to the mission creep of federal power.

Francis Bacon

Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by the tales and whisperings of others, have stings.

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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.

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