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Unlike despotisms, modern democracies are not supposed promiscuously to accumulate property and then charge their taxpayers to maintain it. But that is what they do. Governments are always trying to extend their responsibilities and their estates, and it is very hard for parliaments to reign them in. ↗

— James Buchan

#always #charge #democracies #estates #extend

If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#find #friend #go #going #looking

As an actor, you want to keep your demons to some extent, but you also have to exorcise them so you can use them instead of them using you. ↗

— Skeet Ulrich

#also #demons #extent #instead #keep

I can do whatever I want. They will tell me if what I am doing is stupid or a total waste of time. I may tell them that they are wrong, and we will come to an agreement. ↗

— Bill Budge

#am #come #doing #i #i am

The Native American side was tragic. It's just unbelievable what has happened to them. ↗

— Skeet Ulrich

#happened #just #native #side #them

Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well. ↗

— Jimmy Buffett

#dave #dave matthews #know #matthews #phish

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#better #better off #body #degree #inform

And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it's natural that human rights come first. ↗

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

#average #come #first #human #human rights

The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them. ↗

— Bjorn Ulvaeus

#any #before #between #case #conflict

It's possible to love a human being if you don't know them too well. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#human #human being #know #love #possible