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Quote by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

“A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.”

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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was an American politician born on November 29, 1908, and passed away on April 4, 1972. He served in significant roles in the United States Congress and played an active part in the civil rights movement. more

“If relativism signifies contempt for fixed categories and those who claim to be the bearers of objective immortal truth, then there is nothing more relativistic than Fascist attitudes and activity. From the fact that all ideologies are of equal value, we Fascists conclude that we have the right to create our own ideology and to enforce it with all the energy of which we are capable.”

Ifs Facts Values Energy Attitude Activity Equal Capable Claims Objectives Ideology Fixed Immortal Categories Contempt Fascists Relativism

Author:Benito Mussolini

“Democracy is a kingless regime infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and destructive than one, even if he be a tyrant.”

Ifs Sometimes Democracy Kings Destructive Tyrants Regimes Exclusive

Author:Benito Mussolini

“Lenin is an artist who has worked men, as other artists have worked marble or metals. But men are harder than stone and less malleable than iron. There is no masterpiece. The artist has failed. The task was superior to his capacities.”

Men Artist Capacity Stones Tasks Harder Superiors Iron Metals Masterpiece Marble

Author:Benito Mussolini

“I come from this really small town near Nashville, Tennessee, where everything was la-di-da and normal.”

Normal Towns Small Town Nashville Tennessee

Author:Miley Cyrus

“For my part I prefer fifty thousand rifles to five million votes.”

Military Thousand Vote Fifty Rifles

Author:Benito Mussolini

“War is the normal state of the people.”

People War States Normal

Author:Benito Mussolini

“Speeches made to the people are essential to the arousing of enthusiasm for a war.”

People Made War Speech Essentials Enthusiasm

Book:Selected Political Addresses of Benito Mussolini: Translations, Notes and Rhetorical Analysis

Source: Selected Political Addresses of Benito Mussolini: Translations, Notes and Rhetorical Analysis

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