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…is for good men to do nothing

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. – Edmund Burke

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The reason why men enter into society

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The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. – John Locke

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Liberty is nibbled away

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The true danger is when Liberty is nibbled away, for expedients.

Edmund Burke
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All truth passes through three stages

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“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Foreign aid

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Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

Douglas Casey

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