#dom

A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one. ↗

— Lord John Russell

#proverb #wisdom #wit

The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.' ↗

— Paul Ryan

#abraham lincoln #alike #assure #been #commitment

Conventional wisdom on government's role in inequality often has it backwards. Tax reforms have resulted in a more progressive federal income tax; government transfer payments have become less progressive. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#become #conventional #conventional wisdom #federal #government

One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#become #creates #decision #definition #domain

He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God. ↗

— Saadi

#his #seldom #slave #stomach #who

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. ↗

— Saadi

#another #argue #discover #ignorance #may

We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#martyrdom #occupation #resisting #stop #until

I've been very lucky in the freedom that I've been given. Every artist needs two types of freedom: You need the freedom to - the freedom to come up with an idea or treatment - and then you need the other half of the freedom, and that's freedom from - somebody saying, 'This is great. This is how I want you to do it.' ↗

— Steve Sabol

#been #come #every #freedom #freedom from

Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#also #fear #freedom #freedom from #only

Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedom. ↗

— Vita Sackville-West

#hate #idea #like #men #ought