#rally

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true. ↗

— Demosthenes

#believes #dupe #easiest #generally #his

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion. ↗

— Demosthenes

#against #democracies #despots #especially #generally

I hate it when people don't recognize the work of women as being universal, or having any import to the world at large, as opposed to men's work, which is generally tends to be seen as more universal - men's writing about their own experience tends to be put in a broader context. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#any #being #broader #context #experience

When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people. ↗

— Billy Bob Thornton

#fit #generally #good #good people #i

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

#generally #sing #slaves #well #work

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. ↗

— George Eliot

#encourages #excellence #generally #life #shows

But for the first time in many years, I get to sleep in my own bed every night. I haven't done that, literally, in years. It seems like such a small thing, but it is so nice. ↗

— Linda Vester

#done #every #every night #first #first time

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally. ↗

— Calvin Trillin

#answers #could #did #hadn #i

The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth. ↗

— Robert Trout

#allocation #any #argued #avoiding #best

I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been cynically using the word 'freedom' to rally the American public against its own best interests. ↗

— Richard Trumka

#american #american public #been #believe #best