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A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression. ↗

— Joel Barlow

#destroys #discerning #disuse #forces #habitual

It is because the people are citizens that they are with safety armed. ↗

— Joel Barlow

#because #citizens #people #safety

There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage. ↗

— Joel Barlow

#advantages #arms #being #disadvantage #many

Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the same as achieving them. They live in a world of political make-believe in which everything from reconciling conflicting interests to paying for costly programs is easy. ↗

— Fred Barnes

#accomplish #achieving #advocating #candidates #conflicting

Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth. ↗

— Tom Barrett

#also #brings #chaos #creativity #growth

It didn't matter what we did or where we did it as long as we were together. We knew we'd found what most people either pursue in years of futile search or dismiss as a fantasy at the outset: the missing half of ourselves. The real thing. ↗

— John Perry Barlow

#dismiss #either #fantasy #found #futile

The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#does #goal #life #long life #only

If the poor overweight jogger only knew how far he had to run to work off the calories in a crust of bread he might find it better in terms of pound per mile to go to a massage parlor. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#bread #calories #crust #far #find

And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun. ↗

— Roy Bean

#fall #golden #harvest #her #hills

On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned. ↗

— Christiaan Barnard

#i #known #little #monday #renowned