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“The most painful household accident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug.”

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Peter Kay, a British comedian, was born on July 2, 1973. He is known for his unique humor style and satirical approach, which has won him a dedicated fan base in the comedy world. more

“When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled. It has no apparatus to deal with the boor, the liar, the lout, and the antidemocrat in general.”

Men Deals Democracy Fairs Abuse Democratic Deny Trials Liars Suspicion Scandal Resorts Indulge Indulge In Democratic Society Outraged Libel Baffled Innuendo Fair Trial

Author:J. William Fulbright

“The legislator is an indispensable guardian of our freedom. It is true that great executives have played a powerful role in the development of civilization, but such leaders appear sporadically, by chance. They do not always appear when they are most needed. The great executives have given inspiration and push to the advancement of human society, but it is the legislator who has given stability and continuity to that slow and painful progress.”

“I'm sure that President Johnson would never have pursued the war in Vietnam if he'd ever had a Fulbright to Japan, or say Bangkok, or had any feeling for what these people are like and why they acted the way they did. He was completely ignorant.”

People Ifs Way War Feelings President Ignorant Japan Vietnam Pursued Johnson Bangkok President Johnson

Author:J. William Fulbright

“When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests.”

May Long Law Term Interest Advantage Long Term Damage Disorder Short Term Instability Encouraging Others

Book:The Arrogance of Power

Source: The Arrogance of Power

“We are trying to remake Vietnamese society, a task which certainly cannot be accomplished by force and which probably cannot be accomplished by any means available to outsiders.”

Trying Mean Force Tasks Available Accomplished Outsiders Remakes Vietnamese

Book:The Arrogance of Power

Source: The Arrogance of Power

“There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable.”

Years Wells Long Has Beens Reason Problem Seems Clear Tendencies Moderation Finite Through The Years Manageable

Book:The Arrogance of Power

Source: The Arrogance of Power

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