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“The moment politics becomes dull, democracy is in danger.”

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British politician who served as a member of the House of Lords and held positions such as Foreign Secretary. Hailsham is known for his contributions to politics and diplomacy, particularly during and after World War II. more

“Nothing is more deceptive or more dangerous than the pretence of a desire to simplify government. The simplest governments are despotisms; the next simplest, limited monarchies; but all republics, all governments of law, must impose numerous limitations and qualifications of authority, and give many positive and many qualified rights.”

Source: The beauties of the Hon. Daniel Webster: selected and arranged, with a critical essay on his genius and writings

“Sleep hath its own world, and the wide realm of wild reality.”

World Reality Sleep Wide Realms

Author:Lord Byron

“Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.”

Mind Children Father Sleep Grief Silence Sweet Kings Approach Mortals Host Sole Indifferent Oppressed Shepherds Comforter

Author:William Drummond

“The system [of thought] doesn't stay with the difficult problem that produces unpleasant feelings. It's conditioned somehow to move as fast as it can toward more pleasant feelings, without actually facing the thing that's making the unpleasant feeling.”

Mind Feelings Problem Moving Fear Difficult Produce Pleasant Difficult Problems

Book:Thought as a System

Source: Thought as a System

“Pain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around Fear is a friend who's misunderstood But I know the heart of life is good”

Knows Heart Whole Pain Life Is Turns Fear Misunderstood Life Is Good

Author:John Mayer

“He dares not concern himself with the future for fear of disturbing the present.”

Fear Future Concern Dare Disturbing

Book:The Stone Diaries: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: The Stone Diaries: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“Energy always flows either toward hope, community, love, generosity, mutual recognition, and spiritual aliveness or it flows toward despair, cynicism, fear that there is not enough, paranoia about the intentions of others, and a desire to control.”

Enough Spiritual Desire Choices Energy Fear Community Despair Flow Intention Recognition Generosity Mutual Cynicism Fairness Paranoia

Author:Michael Lerner

“Love is Enough Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining, Though the skies be too dark for dim eyes to discover The gold-cups and daisies fair blooming thereunder, Though the hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder, And this day draw a veil over all deeds passed over, Yet their hands shall not tremble, their feet shall not falter: The void shall not weary, the fear shall not alter These lips and these eyes of the loved and the lover.”

Source: Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough

“Don't trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts. -Equo ne credite, Teucri. Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes”

Fear Trust Horse Greek Don't Trust Trojans Trojan Horse

Author:Virgil

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