The moral test of

The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

~ Clare Boothe Luce

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The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

~ George Orwell

Hell is paved with good intentions.

~ Ben Stein

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

~ Victor Hugo

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~ Lewis L Dunnington

I used to think that the Civil War was our country’s greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate.

~ Sam James Ervin Jr.

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

~ Charles Horton Cooley

The higher your station, the less your liberty.

~ Gaius Sallustius Crispus

He Harris felt the loyalty we all feel to unhappiness — the sense that that is where we really belong.

~ Henry Graham Greene

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.

~ Hunter S. Thompson

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