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A government of laws, and not of men.


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A government of laws, and not of men.
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JOHN ADAMS Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
GERALD R. FORD Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.
GERALD R. FORD Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people ...
GERALD R. FORD Government has no right to hurt a hair on the head of an Atheist for his Opinions. Let him have a ca...
JOHN ADAMS All real programs contain errors until proved otherwise which is impossible.
PAUL DICKSON Algren's Precepts: Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never play cards with a man named Doc. And...
PAUL DICKSON Albrecht's Law: Social innovations tend to the level of minimum tolerable well being.
PAUL DICKSON Ade's Law: Anybody can win--unless there happens to be a second entry.
PAUL DICKSON Acting, First Rule of: Whatever happens, look as if you intended it to happen.
PAUL DICKSON Acheson's Rule of Bureaucracy: A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the ...
PAUL DICKSON Accuracy, Rule of, Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.
PAUL DICKSON A clean tie attracts the soup of the day.
PAUL DICKSON Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a mistake when you make it again.
PAUL DICKSON About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
PAUL DICKSON Acton's Law: Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
PAUL DICKSON Accuracy, Rule of: When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the ...
PAUL DICKSON Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of ...
PAUL DICKSON Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the first word that stuck in his head.
MICHAEL BLAKE A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until the resulting unreliability becom...
PAUL DICKSON Allen's Law of Civilization: It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be c...
PAUL DICKSON Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time...
PAUL DICKSON Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.
PAUL DICKSON Abrams's Advice: When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.
PAUL DICKSON A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
PAUL DICKSON Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
PAUL DICKSON Agnes Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
PAUL DICKSON Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like ...
PAUL DICKSON A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good reason and the real reason.
PAUL DICKSON A free agent is anything but.
PAUL DICKSON Now this state [that] gave us John Adams and John Kennedy has now given us John Kerry , a good man, ...
BILL CLINTON You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently.
Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m...
SARAH J. MAAS Do not shout at me, Mr. Quill," said John [Adams]. "Justice may be blind, but she is not deaf.
ORSON SCOTT CARD Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may.
DANIEL WEBSTER Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may
DANIEL WEBSTER I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
GAVIN BRYARS Laws of sex;Variety of styles & a fertile pornographic imagination speaks,when boredom which is cert...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of sex;Sex is for mature minds,hence to avoid unnecessary baggages like STD'S & unwanted pregna...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Personal hygiene matters a lot,for sex to be magnificent.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Sex should not just be a penetration event,but the atmosphere hours or days before sex s...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of sex;First time sex with a person or first time ever sex act may be filled with nervousness,a...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Foreplay should continue until the female partner says I am ready.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Complex game;Find out what your partner likes,for what Mr A likes in sex at the beginnin...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Saying negative words to your partner hours,days or weeks before sex may put him or her ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;The wham baam thank you ma sex is a selfish type of sex & ignorance is the cause.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;As for sex,know the theory first,before engaging in practicals.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Having money without work is the beginning of having lack of value for money.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Money is never biased,it flows into the lives of all races equally,as long as its simp...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Money will be happier,if it is invested,than if it is lavished.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Money does not hearken to our cries or murmurs,but it only hearkens to our ideas & act...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Money generated from positive ventures is the most successful aspect of having money.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Those that value money invest,but those that de-value it lavish.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money is neither evil nor good,but it only inherits the character of its owner.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money loves its owner to share part of it with the underprivileged ones.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;A vibrator can be of assistance in your foreplay journey.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Foreplay is the necessary play before sex that enables your partner to be ready to enjoy...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Using sex as a weapon to meet your demands or settle animosity or grievances may ultimat...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;For sex not to lead to untimely death,physical exercise should be practiced regularly.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Sadistic sex;Some derive pleasure in torture & extreme pain during sex,infact some prefe...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money hears if only you can beckon it to come with the voice of faith & enterprise.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money can never last in the hands of the fellow that does not value it,no matter the p...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;It is better & wiser to spend money indirectly as fruits from an investment tree,than ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;You can never pass through this life & really call yourself a success without money.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money is not the paper or coins we see,but it is ideas translated.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money will soon become an endangered specie,should we all engage in the lavish game on...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;Having money far beyond your imagination may be the beginning of developing a reckless...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;To be ignorant of the erogenous zones of your partner is bad ignorance.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;For maximum enjoyment,the female partner should not resign to fate,but must participate ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex; Non of the partners should be seen as a master of sex,for both should be permanent stud...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;There is a sexual style or position that can make your partner climax,find out.For women...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Afterplay is the necessary play after sex & most women prefer it as much as foreplay as ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of sex;If both partners are blessed with the gift of shyness,reverse missionary style should be...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of sex;Rough or gentle rhythm,find out which one best suits your partner,from the beginning to ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex; To prevent temptation, practice all your sexual fantasies with your partner no matter h...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of sex;Include passion,for sex without passion is akin to eating a very cold meal,see your part...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of sex;If you are a sexogynist (sex hater) then don't bother to marry,unless you both are sex h...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Positions;For deeper thrust & easier conception,spooning,wheelbarrow,from behind & on th...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex; Those not used to being naked among their friends or those not used to being in the pre...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;If your partner has been genitaly mutilated or raped before,then more psychology & forep...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Psychology;If as a teenager you have been brought up in an environment that says "sex is...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;Update your knowledge on sex matters,for no one can be over knowledgeable about sex.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;For your partner to constantly reject your sex advances shows something is amiss,find ou...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Money can actually grow on trees if the soil it is planted on is fertile ideas.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Saving 20% of your monthly income for investment purpose will make your money multiply...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of money;To get money in abundance,learn to woo it just like the way a man woos a lady,but this...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;If money can choose,it will prefer that its accumulation comes through positive ventur...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex;If overweight,don't use your weight to suffocate your partner & if you are blessed with ...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Money;Giving money to the underprivileged ones is a Universal & divine way that can help the...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Laws of Sex; Your partner should never be seen as a sex tool,but as a love tool in which sex is part...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison
SARAH J. MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.
SARAH J. MAAS He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain...
SARAH J. MAAS Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold ...
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You do what you love, what you need
SARAH J. MAAS I turned.
Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere...
SARAH J. MAAS John Quincy Adams most certainly was a part of the Revolutionary War era. He was a young boy, but he...
MICHELE BACHMANN Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams
DAVID MCCULLOUGH Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the laws of ...
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JOHN ADAMS As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian rel...
JOHN ADAMS Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our ...
JOHN ADAMS Borrowed eloquence, if it contains as good stuff, is as good as own eloquence
JOHN ADAMS Those who attend to small expenses are always rich
JOHN ADAMS Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of human natur...
JOHN ADAMS The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity
JOHN ADAMS The aspiring, noble principle founded in benevolence, and cherished by knowledge; I mean the love of...
JOHN ADAMS Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.
JOHN ADAMS When writing the constitution for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, John Adams wrote:
I must j...
JOHN ADAMS The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislat...
JOHN ADAMS Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. JOHN ADAMS You go on, I presume, with your latin Exercises: and I wish to hear of your beginning upon Sallust w...
JOHN ADAMS Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps...
JOHN ADAMS I do not say that democracy has been more pernicious on the whole, and in the long run, than monarch...
JOHN ADAMS Human nature with all its infirmities and deprivation is still capable of great things. It is capabl...
JOHN ADAMS We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morali...
JOHN ADAMS Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a...
JOHN ADAMS Ontario is so far behind in newborn screening that this is a useful baby step, but there are signifi...
JOHN ADAMS A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, i...
JOHN ADAMS There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those...
JOHN ADAMS Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude and I am utterly averse to the admission of Slavery i...
JOHN ADAMS In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionatin...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles va...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles ...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS La molesse est douce, et sa suite est cruelle.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her Amer...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Of all the foundations of establishments for pious or charitable uses, which ever signalized the spi...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS . . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican gove...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made by themselves, for themselves, and...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS "Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long," 'Tis not with me exactly so; ...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathe...
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Where annual elections end, there slavery begins.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS