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“Egotism erects its center in itself; love places it out of itself in the axis of the universal whole. Love aims at unity, egotism at solitude. Love is the citizen ruler of a flourishing republic, egotism is a despot in a devastated creation. Egotism sows for gratitude, love for the ungrateful. Love gives, egotism lends; and love does this before the throne of judicial truth, indifferent if for the enjoyment of the following moment, or with the view to a martyr's crown--indifferent whether the reward is in this life or in the next.”

Source: Philosophical Letters of Friedrich Schiller

“In a virtuous and free state, no rewards can be so pleasing to sensible minds, as those which include the approbation of our fellow citizens. My great pain is, lest my poor endeavours should fall short of the kind expectations of my country.”

Should Mind Kind Country States Pain Fall Poor Citizens Expectations Fellows Rewards Sensible Virtuous Public Service Endeavour Free State

Book:Thomas Jefferson: a biography in his own words

Source: Thomas Jefferson: a biography in his own words

“The poor, stupid, free American citizen! Free to starve, free to tramp the highways of this great country, he enjoys universal suffrage, and by that right, he has forged chains around his limbs. The reward that he receives is stringent labor laws prohibiting the right of boycott, of picketing, of everything, except the right to be robbed of the fruits of his labor.”

Source: Anarchism and Other Essays: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition

“Few white citizens are acquainted with blacks other than those projected by the media and the so--called educational system, whichis nothing more than a system of rewards and punishments based upon one's ability to pledge loyalty oaths to Anglo culture. The media and the "educational system" are the prime sources of racism in the United States.”

“And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.”

Found Citizens Rewards Merit

Book:The Landmark Thucydides

Source: The Landmark Thucydides

“Without laughter life on our planet would be intolerable. So important is laughter to us that humanity highly rewards members of one of the most unusual professions on earth, those who make a living by inducing laughter in others. This is very strange if you stop to think of it: that otherwise sane and responsible citizens should devote their professional energies to causing others to make sharp, explosive barking-like exhalations.”

Ifs Thinking Should Important Would Be Earth Humanity Energy Strange Planets Citizens Members Laughter Responsible Rewards Profession Unusual Sane Our Planet Explosives

Book:Funny people

Source: Funny people

“It does say something about a society when those who sue physicians and hospitals make as much or more money than those who heal disease. It says something about a society when it glorifies and rewards those who litigate while it demonizes and punishes those who produce the drugs and devices that keep it citizens alive and well.”

Wells Doe Alive Produce Citizens Drug Disease Rewards Heal Devices Hospitals More Money Physicians Glorify

Author:Dennis Prager

“Our citizens have the right to protection from the incompetency of public employees who hold their places solely as the reward of partisan service.”

Citizens Rewards Protection Employee Partisans

Book:Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

Source: Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

“If you behave like a good citizen, and you upgrade and improve your property, your reward will be the government will take more money from you. So using that analogy, you should let your house become the shithole on the block and they'll reduce your taxes and you'll pay less. Be a bad citizen with your neighbors, right? You'll save money then.”

Ifs Should Government House Pay Citizens Taxes Property Rewards Neighbor Block Behave More Money Saving Money Analogies Good Citizen

Author:Jesse Ventura