“Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.” -Aristotle
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“There is no instance of prolonged warfare benefitting a nation.” -Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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“The welfare of the people is the highest law.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Legibus
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And Happy Veterans’ Day! To the men and women in uniform, past, present, and future. Salute![To your health!] “The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my [...]
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This is the first in a whenever-possible series of quotes that I like. This may extend for…God knows how long. “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the [...]
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