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The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong policies.
The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong policies.
The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.
The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the read more
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are read more
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be read more
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.
The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and read more
The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you read more
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions
