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Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it. ↗

— Lincoln Steffens

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It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders. ↗

— Ben Stein

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Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember. ↗

— Ben Stein

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You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement. ↗

— Ben Stein

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A corporation's responsibility is to the shareholders, not its retirees and employees. Companies are doing everything they can to get rid of pension plans and they will succeed. ↗

— Ben Stein

#corporation #doing #employees #everything #get

I am so used to having a comfortable life. What will it be like when I am no longer able to just buy anything I want? ↗

— Ben Stein

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The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly. ↗

— Ben Stein

#banks #burned #good #good times #got

I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. ↗

— Jack Steinberger

#experimentation #i #state #wild

One has to explain to people that the EU in this form is the answer both to 1945 and to the 21st century, in a dramatically altered world with new heavyweights, and that Germany benefits from the continued integration of Europe in political, economic and societal ways. And, of course, that means the Germans will have to pay. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

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Over a period of 20 years, German reunification has cost 2 trillion euros, or an average of 100 billion euros a year. So, we have to ask ourselves: Aren't we willing to pay a tenth of that over several years for Europe's unity? ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

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