“As to the advantages of temperance in the training of the armed forces and of its benefits to the members of the forces themselves, there can be no doubt in the world.” WorldForceDoubtMembersBenefitsTrainingAdvantageNo DoubtTemperanceArmed Forces Author:William Lyon Mackenzie King
“To discover the true principles of morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods. They need but common sense. They have only to look within themselves, to reflect upon their own nature, to consult their obvious interests, to consider the object of society and of each of the members who compose it, and they will easily understand that virtue is an advantage, and that vice is an injury to beings of the species.” MenNeedsLooksInterestCommonPrinciplesVirtueAtheismObjectsMoralityMembersAdvantageSpeciesVicesObviousTheologyCommon SenseRevelationsInjury Author:Jean Meslier
“The true forms of government, therefore, are those in which the one, or the few, or the many, govern with a view to the common interest; but governments which rule with a view to the private interest, whether of the one or of the few, or of the many, are perversions. For the members of a state, if they are truly citizens, ought to participate in its advantages.” IfsStatesGovernmentFormInterestViewsCommonOughtCitizensMembersAdvantageForms Of GovernmentPerversionCommon Interests Book:Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens Source: Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens
“Margaret Thatcher has one great advantage - she is a daughter of the people and looks trim, as the daughter of the people desire to be. Shirley Williams has such an advantage over her because she's a member of the upper-middle class and can achieve the kitchen-sink revolutionary look that one cannot get unless one has been to a really good school.” PeopleLooksHas BeensSchoolDesireClassMiddleAchieveMembersDaughterAdvantageRevolutionaryKitchenMiddle ClassGood SchoolUpper Middle ClassKitchen Sinks Author:Rebecca West
“We all have a friend or family member who can't bear the sight of a mess. Use her obsessive compulsion to your advantage! Whisper in her ear: "I'm always impressed by how neat your house is. Can you do me a favor and help tidy this place up as the night goes on?"” HelpingUseNightHouseGoes OnBearsMembersAdvantageEarsSightFavorsMessImpressedCompulsionNeatObsessiveFamily MembersTidy Author:Clinton Kelly