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He notes that wind extinguishes a candle but energizes a fire. He advises us not to be like candles and not to turn our children into candles: “You want to be the fire and wish for the wind.”12
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“God save us from people who mean well.”
― A Suitable Boy
― A Suitable Boy
“Hell is paved with good intentions.”
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 2
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 2
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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“Everything government touches turns to crap.”
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“Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.”
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