#destructive

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. ↗

— Cory Doctorow

#destructive #government #happiness #new #power

I was more addicted to self destruction then to the drugs themselves ... something very romantic about it ↗

— Gerard Way

#self-destructive-behavior #romantic

The problem with alienating, self-destructive behavior is people get it into their heads it’s a cry for help. It wasn’t. ↗

— Courtney Summers

#destruction

Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries since World War II. ↗

— Barbara Amiel

#countries #destructive #dozen #empire #expanding

The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them. ↗

— John Ashcroft

#challenges #children #destructive #internet #keep

My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part in it.That's how I became a writer. But when you have kids, suddenly you have to be part of things. It leads almost to a breakdown because your whole defense mechanism is now really destructive. ↗

— Judd Apatow

#always #became #because #been #breakdown

I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak. ↗

— George Best

#comes #destructive #gift #great #great gift

Sometimes it would be nice to just have some red wine with dinner, but it's not worth the risk. I have a great life, a great situation. Why would I want to risk self-destructive behaviour? ↗

— Kristin Davis

#behaviour #dinner #great #great life #i

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. ↗

— Gary Ryan Blair

#caution #course #creative #destructive #essential

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive. ↗

— Jayson Blair

#into #me #person #racism #self-destructive