#prop

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. ↗

— William Penn

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Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of forger, the law presumes to be genuine, and devolves on the opposing party the burden of proving it to be otherwise. ↗

— Simon Greenleaf

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Before I met Ayn Rand, I was a logical positivist, and accordingly, I didn't believe in absolutes, moral or otherwise. If I couldn't prove a proposition with facts and figures, it was without merit. ↗

— Alan Greenspan

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It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold one's audience. ↗

— D. W. Griffith

#about #actor #actress #art #audience

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself. ↗

— Geri Halliwell

#how #important #learning #me #others

Before I proposed to my now-wife, I was understandably nervous. My father suggested that I take stock of all of my experiences and relationships with women, from my earliest memories to present day, and see if I had learned anything that might inform my decision. ↗

— Justin Halpern

#before #day #decision #earliest #earliest memories

In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all. ↗

— William Randolph Hearst

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I would not reconsider the nuclear cuts. The appropriations committee did due process in looking at where there was the ability to cut some spending and that's what we did and now it's time to look forward to fiscal year '12. ↗

— Joe Heck

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Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

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