Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

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Reason is the substance of the universe. The design of the world is absolutely rational.

Reason is the substance of the universe. The design of the world is absolutely rational.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only...

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only...

Religion is the highest vanity.

Religion is the highest vanity.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those...

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

She is the first head of government in history to give a whole country its...

New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities,...

New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities,...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into...

There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...