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Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

“When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical.”

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Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, was the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, serving from 2005 to 2013. He had a deep academic background in philosophy and theology, serving as a Cardinal and President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI worked to promote church reform and dialogue, emphasizing the importance of traditional doctrine while balancing conservative and reformist forces within the church. more

“There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hopes soon to be swept away. The British people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible for their affairs are themselves dwelling in a fool's paradise.”

Source: The Hinge of Fate

“Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance.”

Way Self Political Politics Importance Relation Regulation Self-importance Self Regulation

Author:Willem Buiter

“No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect than that which appears at the present time. In the domestic field there is tranquillity and contentment, harmonious relations between management and wage earner, freedom from industrial strife, and the highest record of years of prosperity.”

“A curious thing about Ugu the Shoemaker was that he didn't suspect in the least that he was wicked. He wanted to be powerful and great, and he hoped to make himself master of all the Land of Oz that he might compel everyone in that fairy country to obey him, His ambition blinded him to the rights of others, and he imagined anyone else would act just as he did if anyone else happened to be as clever as himself.”

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Source: L. FRANK BAUM - Ultimate Collection: Complete Wizard of Oz Series, The Aunt Jane’s Nieces Collection, Mary Louise Mysteries, Fantasy Novels & Fairy Tales: Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, Dot and Tot of Merryland, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Enchanted Island of Yew, The Sea Fairies, Sky Island…

“Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy.”

Political Politics Progress Civilization Privacy Savages Savagery Fountainhead Progress Of Society

Author:Ayn Rand

“I can't compete and when I do, the rules of engagement change in the middle of the game. I'll let the powers that be vanquish themselves and return in three to five years to sift through the remains.”

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Author:Ayn Rand

“These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.”

People Political Politics Settling Appropriate Concerts Capitalist Quarrels Fleece

Book:The collected works of Abraham Lincoln

Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln

“Instruct regulators to look for the newest fad in the industry and examine it with great care. The next mistake will be a new way to make a loan that will not be repaid.”

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