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The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians. ↗

— Henry Hazlitt

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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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One of the greatest objections which families have to New South Wales, is their apprehension of the moral effects that are likely to overwhelm them by bad example, and for which no success in life could compensate. ↗

— Charles Sturt

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It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value. ↗

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

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People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Brigham Young had 47 children, and over 50 women as wives. ↗

— Keith Henson

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Virtue often trips and falls on the sharp-edges rock of poverty. ↗

— Eugene Sue

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