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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits.
A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
The State always moves slowly and grudgingly towards any purpose that accrues to society's advantage, but moves rapidly and with read more
The State always moves slowly and grudgingly towards any purpose that accrues to society's advantage, but moves rapidly and with alacrity towards one that accrues to its own advantage; nor does it ever move towards social purposes on its own initiative, but only under heavy pressure, while its motion towards anti-social purposes is self-sprung.
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that read more
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards.
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards.
It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.
It's time for the human race to enter the solar system.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the read more
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.