William Hazlitt Quotes

The slaves of power mind the cause they have to serve, because their own interest is concerned; but the friends of liberty always sacrifice their cause, which is only the cause of humanity, to their own spleen, vanity, and self-opinion.

William Hazlitt

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Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century.

Ralph G. Neas
Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.

Gary Bauer
- Up
- Believe
- Government
Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.

Zach Anner
- People
- Life
- Up
It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'

J. B. Smoove
- Work
- Great
- Thinking
I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.

Cameron Sinclair
- Community
- Build
- Hats
Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

Igor Stravinsky
- Great
- Art
- Steal