"He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care."
-William Penn
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"Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform."
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"Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers."
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"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers."
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"Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee."
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"For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity."
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"Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one."
-Lucy Powell
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"People create jobs, not the government."
-Scott Walker
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"We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government."
-Lucy Powell
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"I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people are in government, not because you kick them off of benefits like unemployment but they've been able to control their own destiny because private sector employers have created more jobs."
-Scott Walker
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"It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour government is doing. So, slam me for saying so, but I'm really proud of the NHS."
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"More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way."
-Scott Walker
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