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“Whoever the kid had been, whoever had had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: )You just change your attitude now please, young man.”

Men Government Kids Law Young Parent Attitude Teacher Please Young Man Mortification Change Your Attitude

Book:I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure

Source: I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure

“Will somebody please tell me what they do with all the Vice-Presidents a bank has? Why the United States is the biggest business institution in the world, and they got only one Vice-President and nobody has ever found anything for him to do.”

World States Government Found President United United States Please Institutions Vices Vice President

Author:Will Rogers

“Whoever the kid had been, whoever had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and the law: "You just change your attitude now please, young man." This transformation in kids - from flashing dragonflies, so to say, to sticky water-surface worms slowly slipping downstream - is noticed with pride by society and with mortification by God, which is a fantastic way of saying I don't like to see kids throw away their truth just because it isn't worth a dime in the open market.”

Source: I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sure

“It would seem that in Paine's view the code of government should be that of the legendary King Pausole, who prescribed but two laws for his subjects, the first being, Hurt no man, and the second, Then do as you please.”

Men Should Firsts Two Seems Government Law Hurt Views Subjects Kings Please Code Legendary Being Hurt Paine

Author:Albert J. Nock

“Let the corporations do as they please -- pillage the environment, falsify their advertising, rig the securities markets -- and it is none of the federal government's business to interfere with the will of heaven.”

Government Heaven Environment Security Please Advertising Corporations Interfere Federal Government Rigs

Book:Waiting for the Barbarians

Source: Waiting for the Barbarians

“His administration apparently means to define itself as a television program instead of a government...I don't know if it can please both its sponsors and its intended audience.”

Ifs Knows Mean Government Audience Television Please Program Administration Sponsors

Author:Lewis H. Lapham