#factions

All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency. They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests. ↗

— George Washington

#government #laws #mutual-interest #obstruction #political-parties

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#been #bid #birth #country #death

One of the greatest satisfactions one can ever have, comes from the knowledge that he can do some one thing superlatively well. ↗

— Hortense Odlum

#ever #greatest #knowledge #one thing #satisfactions

Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some emotional response in there, so factions do bear grudges. Just like the real thing. ↗

— Mike Simpson

#allies #also #bear #deals #emotional

Fear doesn't shut you down, it wakes you up ↗

— Veronica Roth

#factions #hard-life #inspirational #society #inspirational

Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to set aside, but those whom a person shares a sense of humor with are his closest friends. They are always there to make the biggest influence. ↗

— Criss Jami

#beliefs #best-friends #brain #daily #daily-life

Good Lord, what madness rules in brainsick men When for so slight and frivolous a cause Such factious emulations shall arise! ↗

— William Shakespeare

#men

One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you. ↗

— Dwight Gooden

#back #give #given #much #nicest

We tend to put poems into factions. And it restricts our reading. ↗

— Thom Gunn

#into #our #poems #put #reading

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people. ↗

— Don Herold

#many #must #people #poor #poor people