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| Eisenhower,
Dwight D. Military-Industrial Complex Speech, 1961 |
| Goering,
Herman "Naturally, the common people don't want war...but after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliment, or a communist dictatorship...voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." |
| Jefferson ,Thomas "Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them. And it requires no very high degree of education to convince them of this. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." "Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government." |
| Johnston, David Cay Passage from "Perfectly Legal" |
| Lincoln,
Abraham "The strongest bond of human sympathy, outside of the family relation, should be one uniting all working people, of all nations,and tongues, and kindreds." "Labor
is prior to, and independant of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of
labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed.
Labor is the supporter of capital, and deserves highest consideration."
"To secure to each laborer the
whole product of his labor as nearly as possible is a worthy object of
any good government."
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| Murrow, Edward R. "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty." |
| Roosevelt, Theodore "No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse." |
| Sanders, Bernie " The Republican and Democratic parties are not the same. The Republicans are an extreme right wing party. The Democrats are a centrist party tilting, perhaps, a little bit to the left but they are not aggresssive enough on protecting the interests of working people and the middle class." |