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" My attitude toward progress has passed from antagonism to boredom. I have long ceased to argue with people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it is Thursday." G. K. Chesterton
"Há grandes homens que fazem com que todos se sintam pequenos. Mas o verdadeiro grande homem é aquele que faz com que todos se sintam grandes."
" Acima de tudo, devemos perceber que nenhum arsenal é tão formidável como a vontade e coragem moral dos homens e mulheres livres ".
escreveu alguém num comentário ao post sobre a democracia. Certo. É coisa que incomoda, que põe o potencial eleitor de pé atrás, essa vulgaridade, numa pessoa que pretende exercer uma actividade nobre como é - devia ser - a política, a qual supõe a defesa do interesse nacional, sem cedências à facilidade, ou a interesses reprováveis.
Também aqui a " dama de ferro " é exemplo para os aspirantes a políticos, a governantes, quando, rejeitando essa leviandade e condescendência avisa " Podes ter de travar várias vezes uma batalha antes de a ganhar ".
" Em suma, a confiança democrática consiste no seguinte: as coisas mais profundamente importantes devem ser entregues aos cuidados dos homens comuns; entre elas contam-se as leis do Estado. A democracia é isso; e eu sempre acreditei na democracia.
Onde foram as pessoas buscar a ideia de que a democracia se opõe, seja de que maneira for, à tradição? [ esta ] mais não é do que um prolongamento da democracia no tempo ".
"Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets."
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself."
"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!"
"Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
"Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close."
"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."
"There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."
"We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule."
"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."
"Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty."
"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."
"How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin."
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