#den

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice. ↗

— Sam Rayburn

#damn #hog #ice #independent

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. ↗

— Herbert Read

#anarchism #any #basis #claim #direct

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word. ↗

— Herbert Read

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You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop as an independent personality, but this does not seem to be true. ↗

— Herbert Read

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But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group. ↗

— Herbert Read

#cellular #civilization #course #culture #differentiated

Everyone seemed to want a piece of Ronald Reagan. It was maddening. ↗

— Michael Reagan

#maddening #piece #reagan #ronald #ronald reagan

You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son. ↗

— Michael Reagan

#father #governor #him #i #knew

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated. ↗

— Nancy Reagan

#becoming #first #first lady #i #i see

I'm very grateful that President Obama has lifted the restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. ↗

— Nancy Reagan

#cell research #embryonic #embryonic stem cell #embryonic stem cell research #federal

People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise. ↗

— Nancy Reagan

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