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“No human being, man, woman, or child, may safely be entrusted to the power of another; for no human being may safely be trusted with absolute power.”

Quote by Suzanne La Follette

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Suzanne La Follette

Suzanne La Follette was an outstanding journalist, born on June 24, 1893, and died on April 23, 1983. She is known for her advocacy for women's rights and labor rights. more

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“under a monopolistic economic system the opportunity to earn a living by one's labour comes to be regarded as a privilege instead of a natural right. Women are simply held to be less entitled to this privilege than men.”

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“If experience teaches anything, it is that what the community undertakes to do is usually done badly. This is due in part to the temptation to corruption that such enterprises involve, but even more, perhaps, to the lack of personal interest on the part of those engaged in them.”

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“All political and religious systems have their root and their strength in the innate conservatism of the human mind, and its intense fear of autonomy.”

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“The worst effect of tutelage is that it negates self-discipline, and therefore people suddenly released from it are almost bound to make fools of themselves.”

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“You can't keep an exciting fashion down.”

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“Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.”

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“When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.”

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“Money has nothing to do with style at all, but naturally it helps every situation.”

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“A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever.”

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“Never fear being vulgar, just boring, middle class or dull.”

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