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“Moral decay first hampers and then strangles honest government, regular commerce, and even the ability to take genuine pleasure in the goods of this world. Compulsion is applied from above as self-discipline relaxes below, and the last liberties expire under the weight of a unitary state.... Since religion has lost its empire over the souls of men, the most prominent boundary that divided good from evil is overthrown; kings and nations are guided by chance and none can say where are the natural limits of despotism and the bound of license.”

“And I'm asking you for your good and for your nation's security to take no unnecessary trips, to use carpools or public transportation whenever you can, to park your car one extra day per week, to obey the speed limit, and to set your thermostats to save fuel. Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense-I tell you it is an act of patriotism.”

“There are at the present time two great nations in the world - allude to the Russians and the Americans. All other nations seem to have nearly reached their national limits, and have only to maintain their power; these alone are proceeding along a path to which no limit can be perceived.”

World Two Seems Nations Path Limits Proceeding Great Nations Present Time

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“Autonomous people, nations, and systems can promote each other's welfare; they do not have to fight each other like those whose inner insecurity and immaturity continually demand the demarcation of limits and postures of intimidation.”

People Fighting Nations Demand Limits Welfare Insecurity Posture Intimidation Immaturity Autonomous

Author:Christa Wolf

“Collective bargaining has always been the bedrock of the American labor movement. I hope that you will continue to anchor your movement to this foundation. Free collective bargaining is good for the entire Nation. In my view, it is the only alternative to State regulation of wages and prices - a path which leads far down the grim road of totalitarianism. Those who would destroy or further limit the rights of organized labor - those who would cripple collective bargaining or prevent organization of the unorganized - do a disservice to the cause of democracy.”

“The nation relies upon public discussion as one of the indispensable means to attain correct solutions to problems of social welfare. Curtailment of free speech limits this open discussion. Our whole history teaches that adjustment of social relations through reason is possible when free speech is maintained.”

“Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race. Belong to the whole existence. Why limit yourself to small things? When the whole is available.”

Whole Religion Nations Race Existence Limits Crowds Available Little Things Small Things

Author:Rajneesh

“Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being? There are men, who, by their sympathetic attractions, carry nations withthem, and lead the activity of the human race. And if there be such a tie, that, wherever the mind of man goes, nature will accompany him, perhaps there are men whose magnetisms are of that force to draw material and elemental powers, and, where they appear, immense instrumentalities organize around them.”

Source: The Annotated Emerson

“We are too near the scene of tragedy to realize that this canker or untouchability has traveled far beyond its prescribed limits and has sapped the very foundation of the whole nation.”

Whole Nations Realizing Scene Limits Tragedy Foundation Nationalism Traveled Untouchability

Book:All Religions are True

Source: All Religions are True

“To have two Legislative Assemblies in the United Kingdom would, in my opinion, be an intolerable mischief; and I think no sensible man can wish for two within the limits of the present United Kingdom who does not wish the United Kingdom to become two or more nations, entirely separate from each other.”

Thinking Men Doe Two Nations Wish United Opinion Limits Kingdoms Sensible Assembly Mischief United Kingdom

Book:The Public Letters of John Bright

Source: The Public Letters of John Bright

“We're entering our third century now, but it's wrong to judge our nation by its years. The calendar can't measure America because we were meant to be an endless experiment in freedom, with no limits to our reaches, no boundaries to what we can do, no end point to our hopes.”

Years Ends America Nations Can Do Century Judging Limits Thirds Boundaries Endless Experiments Meant To Be Entering Calendars Were Meant To Be No Boundaries

Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“Donald Trump creates scapegoats in Muslims and Mexican immigrants. He calls for the use of torture. He calls for killing the innocent children and family members of terrorists. He cheers assaults on protesters. He applauds the prospect of twisting the Constitution to limit First Amendment freedom of the press. This is the very brand of anger that has led other nations into the abyss.”

“Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.”

States Nations Offers Limits Europe Globalization

Author:Martin Schulz

“Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.”

Want War States Nations Peace Influence Limits Anti War Antiwar Peace War Great War

Author:Ludwig von Mises

“We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit our expression of dissent and wonder ‘censorship,’ we call it ‘concern for commercial viability.”

Nations Process Freedom Liberty Wonder Media Expression Calling Limits Concern Police Censorship Dissent Censoring Censorship In Books Censoring Books Thought Police

Book:Writing in restaurants

Source: Writing in restaurants

“To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before. We must search out totally new ways to anchor ourselves, for all the old roots - religion, nation, community, family, or profession - are now shaking under the hurricane impact of the accelerative thrust. It is no longer resources that limit decisions, it is the decision that makes the resources.”

Way Individual Nations Community Decision Limits Capable Resources Roots Impact Profession Shock New Ways Shaking Hurricanes Thrust Anchors Avert Adaptable Future Shock

Author:Alvin Toffler