“There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit.”
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“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
“But are we even capable of maintaining a Republic anymore? Are there enough citizens willing to do the hard work that self-rule requires, or have we become a people who would rather be cared for, fed, clothed, housed, and told what's best for us by a parentlike state? Unfortunately, the evidence suggests the latter.”
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“ After the signing of the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman on the street, "What have you given us, sir?" Franklin Responded, "A Republic, if you can keep it."
A critical moment in history has come; our Republic is in jeopardy. Can we keep it?
If the answer to that question, as I fear, is "no," then we have no one to blame but ourselves.”
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
A critical moment in history has come; our Republic is in jeopardy. Can we keep it?
If the answer to that question, as I fear, is "no," then we have no one to blame but ourselves.”
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
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