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The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind.


William Blackstone


#civil #civil liberty #diminishes #doing #fellow

The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.


Alexis de Tocqueville


#business #control #equality #excessive #exclusive

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.


Thomas Jefferson


#another #bread #close #earned #free

The boredom occasioned by too much restraint is always preferable to that produced by an uncontrolled enthusiasm for a pointless variety.


Osbert Lancaster


#boredom #enthusiasm #much #occasioned #pointless

Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development.


Nan Hayworth


#accepted #campaign #creation #development #economic

When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely.


Richard Savage


#anger #deepest #hot #like #man

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.


Mark Zandi


#best #economy #experience #fiscal #government

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.


W. H. Auden


#anything #back #commit #doing #drink

The place where we don't agree is on whether there should be some restraint on insurance companies and whether they should be allowed to run wild. We believe there should be some restraint; some on the other side don't think so.


David Axelrod


#allowed #believe #companies #insurance #insurance companies

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.


Simone de Beauvoir


#capable #either #fear #feeling #heterosexuality






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