Any system of government will work when everything — John F. Kennedy
Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It’s the system that functions in the pinches that survives.
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Yesterday a shaft of light cut into the darkness. . . . For the first time, an agreement has been reached on bringing the forces of nuclear destruction under international control.
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
The definition of happiness of the Greeks . . . is full use of your powers along lines of excellence. I find, therefore, the Presidency provides some happiness.
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight.
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The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
Abraham Lincoln
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
Ambrose Bierce
The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
Albert Einstein
The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone: the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.
George Bernard Shaw