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Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need. ↗

— Primo Levi

#anyone #experiences #explosive #gossip #nature

Small things have a way of overmastering the great. This small press can destroy a kingdom. ↗

— Sonya Levien

#destroy #great #kingdom #press #small

One of the arguments that authoritarian governments use to ward off the call for greater political freedom is to argue that American-style democracy is no guarantee of good policy.... Over the years, I’ve grown used to these arguments, and my response has rarely wavered: Sure, we might make dumb choices sometimes, but we will defend, to the end, the right to make choices at all, because we believe that our collective conscience, freely expressed, will eventually lead us in the right direction. When it comes to guns, it is getting harder to muster that argument abroad. Every new shooting, every new failure of will and citizenship, slashes another hole in our credibility as a way of life. ↗

— Evan Osnos

#authoritarianism #credibility #democracy #government #gun-policy

We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller. ↗

— Huey Lewis

#crowds #europe #had #hits #only

If I can go from burglar for the government to talk show host, you can go from entertainer to congressman. ↗

— G. Gordon Liddy

#congressman #entertainer #go #government #host

Imperialism is not the creation of any one or any one group of states. ↗

— Karl Liebknecht

#creation #group #imperialism #states

When you don't hold your pipe with the proper poise, smoking is very hazardous for your image. ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #self-image #smoking #funny

Militarism has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations. The single art of war makes progress at the expense of all the arts of peace. ↗

— Arnold Joseph Toynbee

#militarism #peace #war #art

Some of the reasons John McCain lost in 2008 were his lackluster campaign, his refusal to showcase Obama's extreme liberalism and, thus, his failure to demonstrate why he would make a better president than Obama. ↗

— David Limbaugh

#campaign #demonstrate #extreme #failure #his

Politicians all too often think about the next election. Statesmen think about the next generation. ↗

— Linda Lingle

#election #generation #next #next election #often