Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes
We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger.
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The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt. The French Revolution is still our model today: history is violent change, and this change goes by the name of progress. I do not know whether these notions really apply to art.
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The iPod made music mobile, but today, how many devices do you need to walk around with? You want it on just one. And inevitably that's going to be the phone.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents.
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Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.
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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
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Free love sounds great.
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You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.
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Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims.
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The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government.
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Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.
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I think that a lot of kids today focus on impressing each other. And while that's really nice, you also have to think about your future, about getting into a good school.
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I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation.
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Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.
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Organising free and fair elections is more important than the result itself.
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Bonnie and Clyde were almost like a modern-day Robin Hood, stealing 'the government's money.' I think that's a bit of why they were glorified.
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Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.
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So much of the physical world has been explored. But the deluge of data I get to investigate really lets me chart new territory. Genetic data from people living today forms an archaeological record of what happened to their ancestors 10,000 years ago.
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There is no free market for oil.
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All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis.
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The Third Way is simply a different route to the same destination. Ultimately, the choice is always between individual human liberty and the power of government to control our lives.
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I never had any desire to defend myself, and never did I seriously think about it.
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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.
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We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger.
