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		... the community suffers nothing very terrible if its cobblers are bad and become degenerate and pretentious; but if the Guardians of its laws and constitution, who alone have the opportunity to bring it good government and prosperity, become a mere sham, then clearly it is completely ruined.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Olympia Snowe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barack Obama 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The government forces you to give your money to things you don't believe in, to have your money go to projects that might be inherently immoral. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Randall Terry 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hal Sparks 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Iain Sinclair 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I was doing community theater since I was about nine. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Malcolm-Jamal Warner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Narendra Modi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abraham Lincoln 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Malcolm-Jamal Warner 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Olivier Martinez 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The Obama administration came into Utah and said, 'We're not going to listen to what the U.S. Supreme Court said. 'We, the federal government, are going to recognize marriages in the state of Utah and Utah state law explicitly does not recognize as marriage,' and that was really, in my view, an abuse of power. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ted Cruz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Camille Paglia 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Trying to learn from communities and engage with policy makers and community organizers all across the country is really important to me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Matthew Desmond 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		ou have to put in the work to be ready for the next opportunity that comes to you … If you do the work, and you’re prepared when the opportunity comes to you, it’s all going to work out fine. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Carrie Ann Inaba 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tavi Gevinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		For some reason, we stopped getting gold stars at some age. It's time to bring them back. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ze Frank 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Norman Granz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		... the community suffers nothing very terrible if its cobblers are bad and become degenerate and pretentious; but if the Guardians of its laws and constitution, who alone have the opportunity to bring it good government and prosperity, become a mere sham, then clearly it is completely ruined. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Plato