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we see what we want to see,
we listen wh... MIROR_VEGAS The two countries cooperate on terrorism but German public opinion is very sensitive about certain t... KATINKA BARYSCH Sometimes what you see of a person Is only what they want you to see But if you disresp... ROBERT BLACK It's one of the fundamental principles of democracy, that sunlight is the best disinfectant. JOE DOHERTY We have a very committed, loyal audience that wants to be both entertained and challenged. They want... TIM JACKSON It proves what they say, give the public what they want to see and they'll come out for it RED SKELTON For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty... EDWARD KENNEDY I am confident that with the wholesome character of our American people, justice will prevail and li... GEORGE ALLEN The best news in this year's report is the significant decline in cigarette smoking, not just becaus... ETHAN NADELMANN We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of... FRANCOIS HOLLANDE You see the images that the public is demanding. Why more reality-based TV? You'd think that aft... MONTEL WILLIAMS Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD The primary problem in many modernizing societies is not liberty but the creation of a legitimate pu... FERDINAND MARCOS You want what you want and they want what they want, but God does what He wants. VIKRANT PARSAI Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speec... THOMAS FRANK What they want to censor, what they want to regulate are the most popular television shows. We're mi... ADAM THIERER What they want to censor, what they want to regulate are the most popular television shows, ... We'r... ADAM THIERER The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature... WILHELM STEKEL We have to find a language to communicate with the folks who sign our checks to help them understand... KEN AULETTA They know what they want, but aren't sure how to find it. JAMES C. DOBSON I think it is a bogus claim people in the press make when they say what the right wants is a fight a... GEORGE CONWAY We are very, very public with our honor code. We want students to know before they come to the unive... CARRI JENKINS That's what they all say. Everyone says they want to know you, but they don't. They want to know the... CHELSEA M. CAMERON [The measures are] important enough that the commission will proactively follow this matter, ... We ... GREGOR KREUZHUBER I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good... GEORGE MASON The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature... J.D. SALINGER The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the matur... WILHELM STEKEL Costly hurdles like this obstructing delivery of these [public] services will mean the public will f... JEFF CRAVER The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature m... WILHELM STEKEL The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature m... WILHELM STEKEL We must work toward cyber doctrine that reflects the wisdom of free markets, private competition, an... THOMAS BOSSERT The Biggest Threat to our Democracy, Freedoms and Future is Leadership that fosters and Appeases the... MICHAEL HARRIS For the sake of our offsprings, we will keep fighting for the Democracy, Freedom and Justice, as lon... KAZERONNIE MAK The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please; we ought to see what it w... EDMUND BURKE We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. Therefore, everyone sees the world in d... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA Justice has always evoked ideas of equality, of proportion of compensation. Equity signifies equalit... B. R. AMBEDKAR They (Gator coaches) said that I'm the left tackle of the future. That's where they want me and that... DARON ROSE But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of a... THOMAS PAINE But such is the nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing irre... THOMAS PAINE First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the prin... MICHAEL J. SANDEL We want the public to be aware of the burglaries and to take precautionary measures. Be proactive ra... AMBER DILLON Percy was getting tired of water. If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Po... RICK RIORDAN Everyone of them is staying, ... They dont want to go back. They have told me that. AMY COLLINS Lawyers have their duties as citizens, but they also have special duties as lawyers. Their obligatio... ROBERT KENNEDY Knowledge is the only fountain both of the love and the principles of human liberty DANIEL WEBSTER What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace... JAMES F. BYRNES People dont see you for what you think, they see you for what you say SIMPLETON I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that ... ROBERT WALPOLE Our power does not know liberty or justice. It is established on the destruction of the individual w... LENIN (VLADIMIR ULYANOV) Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretche... EMMA LAZARUS There is a fundamental question we all have to face. 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