#ld

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#augmented #benefits #burdens #characteristic #community

It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#countries #early #enactment #events #felony

Could it be that my circle is largely black and that it is why I am influential in black circles but not in white circles? ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

#black #circle #circles #could #i

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

#i #inspirational #something #wanted

Those who have wrought great changes in the world never succeeded by gaining over chiefs; but always by exciting the multitude. The first is the resource of intrigue and produces only secondary results, the second is the resort of genius and transforms the universe. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#changes #chiefs #exciting #first #gaining

It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them. ↗

— Jonathan Carroll

#beautiful #beautiful woman #behind #down #fun

The die is set and Malcolm will not escape for the foolish talk he spoke against his benefactor, such a man, is worthy of death, and it would have been so, were it not for Muhammad's confidence that God would give him the victory over the enemies. ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

#been #benefactor #confidence #death #die

The first time you hold your baby in your arms, I mean, a sense of strength and love washes over you. It washed over me and I never thought that possible. ↗

— Colin Farrell

#baby #first #first time #hold #i

If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. ↗

— Johnny Carson

#dead #elvis #fair #impersonators #life

The decision of such judges as Claudius and his Senate is worth very little in the question of a man's innocence or guilt; but the sentence was that Seneca should be banished to the island of Corsica. ↗

— Frederic William Farrar

#claudius #decision #guilt #his #innocence