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“I make a living off (politicians), so I can't knock 'em. Every time we elect some fellow we think he's terrible and then when we get another one in he's worse. So, I am always in favor of keeping the one we've got and let the other go.”

Thinking I Can Politics Politician Terrible Fellows Favors Ems

Author:Will Rogers

“In the United States, where it has become almost impossible to use "liberal" in the sense in which I have used it, the term "libertarian" has been used instead. It may be the answer; but for my part I find it singularly unattractive. For my taste it carries too much the flavor of a manufactured term and of a substitute. What I should want is a word which describes the party of life, the party that favors free growth and spontaneous evolution. But I have racked my brain unsuccessfully to find a descriptive term which commends itself.”

“Whatever each man can separately do, without trespassing upon others, he has a right to do for himself; and he has a right to a fair portion of all which society, with all it combinations of skill and force, can do in his favor. In this partnership all men have equal rights; but not to equal things.”

Men Wisdom Politics Force Can Do Economy Rights Skills Equal Fairs Favors Combination Liberalism Portions Partnership Equal Rights Trespassing

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)

“We have seen that this great labor question cannot be solved save by assuming as a principle that private ownership must be held sacred and inviolable. The law, therefore, should favor ownership, and its policy should be to induce as many as possible of the people to become owners.”

People Should Wisdom Law Politics Principles Economy Policy Labor Sacred Assuming Favors Liberalism Owners Ownership

Book:The Pope and the People: Select Letters and Addresses on Social Questions

Source: The Pope and the People: Select Letters and Addresses on Social Questions

“Do not confuse objectives with methods. When the nation becomes substantially united in favor of planning the broad objectives of civilization, then true leadership must unite thought behind definite methods.”

Wisdom Politics Nations United Behinds Economy Civilization Method Favors Planning Objectives Liberalism Broads Definite True Leader True Leadership

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1937, Volume 6

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1937, Volume 6

“Overall relations between the North and the South have developed in favor of national reconciliation, unity and reunification.”

Politics Relation Unity South Favors Reconciliation North Korea Reunification

Author:Kim Jong Il

“The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.”

Persons Moments Form Politics Imagination Objects Theory Favors Love Life Traits

Book:Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson

Source: Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson

“Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be so much more powerful than he could ever be.”

Success Political Politics Powerful Politician Favors Replaced Imagery

Author:Marshall McLuhan

“It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.”

Hate Politics Freedom Common Forever Honest Honesty Office I Hate Favors Common Sense Decency Public Office Running For Office Common Decency

Author:H. L. Mencken