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Plato and Aristotle were both convinced that democratic government could not function successfully in an area larger than a city-state.

— Kirby Page An American Peace Policy (1925)

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Anything that deprives a man of real life is an enemy to that man.

In the teaching of Jesus, life is relationship, dwelling on friendly and affectionate terms with God, with ourselves, and with our fellowmen.

The criterion by which Jesus judges every method is this; Can it be used appropriately in the home?

Jesus or Christianity: A Study in Contrasts (1929)

It is utterly impossible to measure the influence of Jesus upon the moral and spiritual progress of the world.

Nothing can adequately take the place of personal effort with individuals.

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Ill can he rule the great, that cannot reach the small.

Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene (1589)

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

James Madison

Bureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.

Leon Trotsky The Revolution Betrayed (1936)

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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