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No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.

~Adam Smith

Topics: Far Flourishing Greater Happy Members Miserable Part Poor Society Surely Which

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An American parliamentary system with proportional representation wouldn't immediately or inexorably lead to a flourishing social democracy, but it would at least correct the overrepresentation of an ideological minority and cut down on intentional tactical economic sabotage.

~Alex Pareene

Topics: American Correct Cut Democracy Down Economic Flourishing Ideological Immediately Intentional Lead Least Minority Parliamentary Proportional Representation Sabotage Social Social Democracy System Tactical Would

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Hollywood grew to be the most flourishing factory of popular mythology since the Greeks.

~Alistair Cooke

Topics: Factory Flourishing Greeks Grew Hollywood Most Mythology Popular Since

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When the good Christians of America are some of its biggest racists, one has to consider our moral responsibility to call out those who clearly are not for human flourishing, no matter what ethnicity a person is. Where are you on that scale? I know where I am.

~Anthea Butler

Topics: Am America Biggest Call Christians Clearly Consider Ethnicity Flourishing Good Human Know Matter Moral Moral Responsibility Our Out Person Racists Responsibility Scale Some Those Where Who You I Am

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A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.

~Barnabe Barnes

Topics: Adam Born Die Dust Fade Flourishing Made Man Mass Momentary Old Our Slave Soon State World

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No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and, when a prince makes a law or performs an action which has a tendency to injure the character or prosperity of the nation, he injures himself.

~Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Topics: Action Be Strong Character Decay Degraded Flourish Flourishing Government He Himself Injure Law Makes Must Nation National Performs Prince Prosperity Strong Subjects Tendency Weak Which While

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Because the Internet is a medium, it doesn't care whether it transmits love or hate. It is what we build and who we are that make it what it is. We can build things that diminish our humanity or build things that bring us to human flourishing.

~Caterina Fake

Topics: Because Bring Build Care Diminish Flourishing Hate Human Humanity Internet Love Make Medium Our Things Us Whether Who

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The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.

~Charles Sturt

Topics: Attributed Causes Colony Condition Enterprise Farmers Flourishing Importance Increasing Industry Itself Local Measure Merchants Must Particular Some Successful Sydney

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The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.

~Daisaku Ikeda

Topics: Any Contributions Essential Experience Flourishing Long-Term Older Older People People Recognizing Resource Society Wisdom Worth

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Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process.

~Don Willett

Topics: Birthright Condition Constitution Divided Essential Exists Flourishing Founders Freedom Gift Government Human Individual Individual Freedom Liberty Natural Our Power Process Promise Provided Secure Sovereign Things

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