Albert Meltzer Quotes
Why, since people must outnumber the minority that comprises the State and its oppressive forces, have they submitted so meekly to it?
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I love the perspective afforded by having lived five decades, a degree of bemused and muted calm, a relief from the insistent demands of a turbulent ego and rampant ambition. I'd love to stay here forever. But something tells me that 50 is a sunny idyll, a temporary state of grace, a golden afternoon.
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The highest state is laughter.
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Surely, I must at all times attempt to obey the law of the state. But when the will of God and the will of the state conflict, I am compelled to follow the will of God.
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Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets.
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Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
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Like one of any minority, I have experienced prejudice.
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.
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I am a supporter of the state of Israel.
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This country is about history, and unless the Serbs in particular come to some understanding of this history, we cannot build a stable state.
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It is a good deal easier for most people to state an abstract idea than to describe and thus re-create some object they actually see.
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If we are to assume that North Korea becomes a nuclear-power state, of course the danger of having an all-out nuclear war, that possibility is very slim.
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Generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you, says what the federal government can't do to you. But it doesn't say what the state or federal government must do on your behalf.
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The state of the world terrifies me. It feels more powerful personally to fight it through larger actions as opposed to trying to fight the Trump administration itself. It's sort of self-preservation for my mental health. If I spend too much of my energy and my brain on Trump, I'd lose my mind.
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Carolyn [Maloney] is the kind of legislator who, whether she's in the majority or the minority, whether her party is in the majority or the minority, she doesn't take "No" for an answer, and she frequently calls women leaders and say, "I think we should do this. This is really necessary for women." And so she hangs in there and gets bills passed when people think it's not possible.
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I am a proponent of investing in infrastructure… and, if we can use state resources to make ProvPort more prosperous and successful, then that will benefit the whole state.
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That state of mind in which a man is impressed with invisible things is faith.
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When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.
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Experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, for a populous state to be run by good laws.
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We do not need an imported system for falsifying elections! We will create our own, one run by the state!
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The man who hath music in his soul will be most in love with the loveliest.
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When you are working on something, you have to believe that people will still be reading when you're done!
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Why, since people must outnumber the minority that comprises the State and its oppressive forces, have they submitted so meekly to it?
