In each colony in 1750 were to be found two sets of governing organizations, - the local and the general.
Unfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested.
Government should be a floor upon which the good of the people flourishes, not a ceiling upon which people bump their heads!
We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible.
What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
You can see the absence of women in governing bodies from Congress to state legislators, on corporate boards, in tenured positions in academia, and as forepeople in factories.
When distrust exists between governments, when there is a danger of war, they will not be willing to disarm even when logic indicates that disarmament would not affect military security at all.
Spend the years of learning squandering Courage for the years of wandering Through a world politely turning From the loutishness of learning.
The friend of time doesn't spend all day saying: 'I haven't got time.' He doesn't fight with time. He accepts it and cherishes it.
If he had to spend the evening with madwomen, he would prefer at least one of them be willing to let him grope her.
Don’t waste time waiting for opportunity to surface; it may never happen that way. Spend time to create one and many more will unfold in series!
A woman with an education may be able to spend more time sitting in a chair instead of lying on her back. A sound advantage, I should think.
Life's to short to spend it fighting when you could be holding the one you love. And love's to rare to squnder it with petty concerns." The Apolloite groom to Rafael
We can’t spend our lives wondering, ‘what if?’ We must simply make the best of what we have. -Lady Mary Wynne-Jones
and all I could think was that I would like to spend every morning for the rest of my life waking up beside her
For some reason salesmen spend most of their time asking questions they already know the answers to. They rarely ask to discover anything new.
There are friends, but they are people to spend time with, not people to share time with. There's a false beast that takes the form of instinct and harps on the pointlessness of everything that happens.
Instead of spending your dear energy on hating enemies, Utilize this energy to love your friends a little harder truly. [229] - 4 (Thoughts)
Given that life is so short, do I really want to spend one-ninetieth of my remaining days on earth reading Edward Gibbon?
The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.
