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That is the best Government, which best provides for war.

~Algernon Sidney

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There are times when the voice of repining is completely drowned out by various louder voices: the voice of government, the voice of taste, the voice of celebrity, the voice of the real world, the voice of fear and force, the voice of gossip.

~Alice Oswald

Topics: Celebrity Drowned Fear Force Gossip Government Louder Out Real Real World Taste The Real World Times Various Voice Voices World

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To me, it was shocking that a government of men could look with such extreme contempt on a movement that was asking nothing except such a simple little thing as the right to vote.

~Alice Paul

Topics: Asking Contempt Could Except Extreme Government Little Little Thing Look Me Men Movement Nothing Right Shocking Simple Thing Vote

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The building up of a new, far-reaching system of inspection on the question of equal pay, with power to investigate every business in the United States, administered by a colossal new government agency with vast enforcement powers, would not be helpful to women, as far as I can see.

~Alice Paul

Topics: Agency As Far As Building Business Colossal Enforcement Equal Equal Pay Every Far Government Helpful Inspection Investigate New New Government Pay Power Powers Question See States System United United States Up Vast Women Would I Can

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Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Caused Confused Government Movements Much Now Parties People Politically Power Right Suffering Various World

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I want the Israeli government to be made accountable for its behaviour to the Palestinians, and I want the people of the U.S. to cease acting as if they don't understand what is going on.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Accountable Acting Behaviour Cease Going Government Israeli Made Palestinians People Understand Want

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A good model of how to 'work with the enemy' internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul as he confronts the Chinese government that invaded Tibet.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Chinese Dalai Dalai Lama Endless Enemy Good Government He His How Invaded Lama Model Presented Soul Tibet Work

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The way we subsidize food makes it cheaper to go to McDonald's and get a hamburger than a salad, and that's insane. It's pure government policy.

~Alice Waters

Topics: Cheaper Food Get Go Government Hamburger Insane Makes Mcdonald Policy Pure Salad Subsidize Than Way

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We need to manage holistically, embracing all of our science and traditional knowledge - all sources of knowledge. We can do that from the household to government to international relations.

~Allan Savory

Topics: Embracing Government Household International International Relations Knowledge Manage Need Our Relations Science Sources Traditional

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If the government decides to put your life under a microscope, do you think it won't find something? I suspect there's not an adult in the country who would walk away totally unscathed if every aspect of his or her life were investigated the way Stewart's ImClone trading was.

~Allan Sloan

Topics: Adult Aspect Away Country Decide Every Find Government Her His Life Microscope Put Something Suspect Think Totally Trading Walk Way Were Who Would You Your

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