The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance – Socrates
A people that value its privileges above its principles soon loses both – Dwight D. Eisenhower
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is – Yogi Berra
A little inaccuracy can sometimes save a ton of explanation – H.H Munro
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction – Albert Einstein
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually – Abba Eban
Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good – Mohandas Gandhi
Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may – Daniel Webster
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws – Plato
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing – Theodore Roosevelt
It is dangerous to be right, when the government is wrong – Voltaire
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object – Thomas Jefferson
No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation – Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S President)
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work – Emile Zola
The world is full of educated derelicts – Calvin Coolidge
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a change to get its pants on – Winston Churchill
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog – Mark Twain
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire, the other is to get it – Socrates
If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning – Aristotle Onasis
Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things – Epictetus
As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can – Julius Caesar
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