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He believed that he was born, not for himself, but for the whole
world.
[Lat., Nec sibi sed read more

He believed that he was born, not for himself, but for the whole
world.
[Lat., Nec sibi sed toti genitum se credere mundo.]

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Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

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Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to read more

Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right

by Henry Louis Mencken Found in: Voting Quotes,
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Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress.

Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress.

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It never was our guise
To slight the poor, or aught humane despise.

It never was our guise
To slight the poor, or aught humane despise.

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But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth:
That thine read more

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth:
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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Who gives himself with his alms feeds three,
Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

Who gives himself with his alms feeds three,
Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

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If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.

If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.

by Andrew Lack Found in: Voting Quotes,
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Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence, of this
virtue.

Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence, of this
virtue.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Philanthropy Quotes,
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