Common sense isn't.
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| The ruling power within, when it is in its natural state, is so related to outer circumstances that it easily changes to accord with what can be done and what is given it to do. |
| ~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations. iv. 1. ~ |
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| The major problem - one of the major problems, for there are several - one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather or who manages to get people to let them do it to them To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must WANT to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem. |
| ~ Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ~ |
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| I believe that the fundamental proposition is that we must recognize that the hostilities in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia are all parts of a single world conflict. We must, consequently, recognize that our interests are menaced both in Europe and in the Far East. |
| ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), U.S. president. letter, January 21, 1941, to Grew; Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Search for Victory: American-Soviet Relations, 1939- 1945, p. 19, Scholarly Resources, Inc. (1990). The Papers of Joseph C. Grew (The Houghton Library of Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA), b—S Am. 1687.8 (January 21, 1941), personal notes, No. 144, pp. 4792-4793. Roosevelt foresaw that Axis aggression was world wide and must be confronted on a global scale and the United States would not be immune to Axis ambitions. ~ |
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| Nothing can happen more beautiful than death. |
| ~ Walt Whitman, Starting from Paumanok. 12. ~ |
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| Outlets for the freed blacks are alone wanted for the erasure of the blot from our Republican character. |
| ~ Letter to General La Fayette, Febr 1, 1830 (James Madison, 1865, IV, page 60) ~ |
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| To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and transformation depends on meditation. In order to meditate correctly you must have knowledge, and communities, too, must be uplifted through knowledge. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, January 23, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| Always plan with the end result in mind.... Be clear. Be Specific. |
| ~ Unknown ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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