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It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain


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There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?



Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.



I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.



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There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?



While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.



Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.



Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.



Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.



In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.

In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.



The future does not belong to those who are content with today Rather, it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason, and courage in a personal commitment.

The future does not belong to those who are content with today Rather, it will belong to those who can blend vision, reason, and courage in a personal commitment.





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