Bernard Bailyn Quotes
Everyone knew that democracy - direct rule by all the people - required such spartan, soul-denying virtue on the part of all the people that it was likely to survive only where poverty made upright behavior necessary for the perpetuation of the race.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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The underdog winning is the romantic position.
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You need a big ego to be an artist.
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You never realise that you have an impact on people's lives. There are so many girls that go through so many problems and who come to me. I really try and take time to speak to as many people as possible.
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I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.
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And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
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Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is.
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A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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Women have their own strengths, like fashion. In technology, we can contribute in a big way in terms of the design of the user interface.
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Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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I know what to do with my life. I just don't know what to do with this one night.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.
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San Francisco fucking rules. I am so proud of my home town for legalizing gay marriage, sending gays and lesbians down to the city by the Bay that was built on rock and roll to tie the knot.
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No society can function as a society, unless it gives the individual member social status and function, and unless the decisive social power is legitimate.
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Everyone knew that democracy - direct rule by all the people - required such spartan, soul-denying virtue on the part of all the people that it was likely to survive only where poverty made upright behavior necessary for the perpetuation of the race.
