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Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.

~Edward Gibbon

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I had furthermore spoken on the assumption that Russia would mobilize, whereas the assumption of the German Government had hitherto been, officially, that Serbia would receive no support; and what I had said must influence the German Government to take the matter seriously.

~Edward Grey

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In effect, I was asking that if Russia mobilized against Austria, the German Government, who had been supporting the Austrian demand on Serbia, should ask Austria to consider some modification of her demands, under the threat of Russian mobilization.

~Edward Grey

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Praying men are God's agents on earth, the representative of government of Heaven, set to a specific task on the earth.

~Edward Mckendree Bounds

Topics: Agents Earth God Government Heaven Men Praying Representative Set Specific Task

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I almost forgot what it's like to be proud of my government.

~Edward Norton

Topics: Almost Forgot Government Like Proud

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It's dismaying to see the unilateralism that the government is doing.

~Edward Norton

Topics: Doing Government See

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I descend from both Philadelphia Quakers and Carolina colonists whose families were separated by the Revolutionary War. That helped give me insight into the agony of Patriots who, until the British government denied their claims, had always, like Ben Franklin himself, thought of themselves as free-born Englishmen.

~Edward Rutherfurd

Topics: Agony Always Ben Both British Carolina Claims Colonists Denied Descend Englishmen Families Franklin Give Give Me Government Had Helped Himself Insight Like Me Patriots Philadelphia Quakers Revolutionary Revolutionary War Separated Themselves Thought Until War Were Who Whose

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Being a patriot doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries don't have to be foreign countries.

~Edward Snowden

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There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.

~Edward Snowden

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I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

~Edward Snowden

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