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I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Clear Conscience Except Make My Own Never Own Perfectly Sure Want Will You

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Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Cannot Constitution Our Progress Society Stands Still While

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I want to say here and now, that I demand unshakable integrity of every State employee.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Demand Employee Every Here Integrity Now Say State Want

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In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Again Before Election Go Merely Never Officials Our Past Pledges Promises Promising Public Reform Time View

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A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Altered Arrangement Awkward Confusing Constitution Courts Less More New Produce Responsible Should Simple System Would

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I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Activity Any Charles Desire Field Go Hate Human Human Activity King No Desire Part Play Tyranny

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Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.

~Charles Edison

Topics: Arise Believers Bosses Citizens Constantly Democracy Democratic Devoted Dictators Governments Ideals Inevitable Local More National Nevertheless Oppose Prosper State Than Them True Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: August 3rd, 1890

Died: July 31st, 1969

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