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Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Against Dangerous Disarmed Force Government Holds Legal Legally Man Monopoly Most Physical Potentially Rights Threat Use Victims

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Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Business Disastrous Government Hands Help Just Keeping National Off Only Persecution Prosperity Service Way

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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Any Becomes Breaking Crack Crime Criminals Down Enough Government Impossible Laws Live Makes Many Men Only Power Them Things Well Without

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We run courses for government school teachers on Sundays. These teachers pay for their own food and stay; the kind of commitment you find in these people is remarkable.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Commitment Courses Find Food Government Kind Own Pay People Remarkable Run School Stay Sundays Teachers You

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The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus on the government.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Cannot Entire Get Government More Philanthropy Powerful Put Responsibility Rests Us We Cannot

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How can you contribute towards building the Indian society and the Indian nation? No better way than to upgrade the quality of young people in school, particularly the schools which are run by the state government in the villages.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Better Better Way Building Contribute Government How Indian Nation Particularly People Quality Run School Schools Society State State Government Than Towards Upgrade Villages Way Which You Young Young People

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Private sector cannot substitute the role of the government in primary education.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Cannot Education Government Primary Private Private Sector Role Sector Substitute

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My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her that the next year I wouldn't work as much. But then I got in trouble with the IRS, and I had to continue working just as much to pay the government. So she said I lied, which is something I never did.

~B. B. King

Topics: Come Continue Did Divorce Got Government Had Head Her Irs Just Just As Much Last Lied Made Much Never Next Next Year Pay Promise Promised Said See She Something Then Trouble Which Work Working Year

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Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Associated Attitude Democracy Essentially Experience Fellow Fellow Men Form Government Living Men Merely Mode Primarily Respect Reverence Towards

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Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Compared Courageous Government Man More Nothing Political Politician Reformer Social Society Than Tyranny Who

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