Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.
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Anand Thakur
Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.
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The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions.
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They cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise.
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Why is it that when political ammunition runs low, inevitably the rusty artillery of abuse is always wheeled into action?
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A wise man does not try to hurry history.
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An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.
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Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.
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Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.
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A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
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Here brave men struggled and died for the right as God gave them to see the right.
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Men may be born free
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An independent is the guy who wants to take the politics out of politics.
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Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses…
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There must be other, less cruel ways of obtaining knowledge.
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Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.
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The free mind is no barking dog to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.
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