#rep

Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#luxury #monarchies #poverty #republics #through

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#despotic #monarchical #republican #species #three

But I'm a humorist. I'm not a reporter, I never pretended to be a reporter. ↗

— David Sedaris

#i #never #pretended #reporter

I'm not a reporter but the 'New Yorker' treats everyone like a reporter. ↗

— David Sedaris

#i #like #new #new yorker #reporter

If I'm riding my bike I just replay the same scenarios over and over in my head, like I haven't had a new mental adventure since high school. So that's what I like about books on tape, so my mind can't wander anywhere. ↗

— David Sedaris

#adventure #anywhere #bike #books #had

Make no mistake about why these babies are here - they are here to replace us. ↗

— Jerry Seinfeld

#babies #here #make #make no mistake #mistake

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. ↗

— Jay Alan Sekulow

#committee #conservative #exceptional #fact #john

We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination. ↗

— Jay Alan Sekulow

#another #coming #court #forces #got

I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#around #best #could #did #how

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#matter #meeting #opportunity #preparation