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“Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it.”

— William Penn

“Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself — a thing sacred in its institutions and ends.”

— William Penn

“Let the People think they Govern and they will be Governed.”

— William Penn

“It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life.”

— Randy Pausch

“If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself.”

— Randy Pausch

“This government has failed the Negro. This so-called democracy has failed the Negro.”

— Malcolm X

“Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility to everything that has life.”

— Albert Schweitzer

“We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.”

— Albert Schweitzer

“It is not the clear-sighted who lead the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm mental fog.”

— Joseph Conrad

“In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.”

— Thomas Szasz

“In the theocracy of the soul majorities do not rule.”

— Amos Bronson Alcott

“And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”

— The Gospel of Matthew

“The paths of glory lead but to the grave.”

— Thomas Gray

“There's just one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in Opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found…”

— John Galsworthy

“Being a leader is an awesome responsibility. There are days when it can be frightening to know that the fate of the organization rests on your shoulders.”

— William H. McRaven

“As a leader you can't have a bad day. You must never look beaten, no matter the circumstance.”

— William H. McRaven

“It is natural for us to seek a Standard of Taste; a rule, by which the various sentiments of men may be reconciled; at least, a decision, afforded, confirming one sentiment, and…”

— David Hume

“You would not think any duty small, If you yourself were great.”

— George MacDonald

“When there is genuine artistry in scientific inquiry and philosophic speculation, a thinker proceeds neither by rule nor yet blindly, but by means of meaning that exist…”

— John Dewey

“The true architectural art, that art toward which I would lead you, rests, not upon scholarship but upon human powers; and, therefore, it is to be tested, not by the fruits of…”

— Louis Sullivan

“I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“The invigorating air did them both good, and much exercise worked wholesome changes in minds as well as bodies. They seemed to get clearer views of life and duty up there among…”

— Louisa May Alcott

“The life expectancy for Americans has practically doubled over the course of this century. Now it is our responsibility to ensure that from cradle to grave, these years are ones…”

— Christopher Reeve

“Moreover, the concept of mental illness also undermines the principle of personal responsibility, the ground on which all free political institutions rest.”

— Thomas Szasz

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