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1 " The best that could be left behind by any man: children who had been brought up to behave responsibly and to believe in something beyond their own self gratification. (The Americans "
― John Jakes , The Americans (Kent Family Chronicles, #8)
2 " Jefferson said men are naturally divided by temperament into two classes. Those who fear and distrust ordinary people, and want to concentrate power in the hands of a small, select elite—and those who trust and cherish ordinary people, and think of them as the safest, if not always the wisest repositories of power. "
3 " He continued to be deeply concerned about the growing self-indulgence of the American people. Wealth was worshiped above all else. To many, admission "
4 " among the servants. “Greetings, little brother,” Carter said as he entered Will’s room. “Look what I brought.” He displayed the pail. Grinning, Will jumped up from his desk. “Beer?” “Right you are. Lock the door. Some of the servants are too blasted nosy to suit me.” Carter had given Will his first taste of beer only a couple of months earlier. The younger boy didn’t care for the stuff, but he was anxious to make Carter think he was grown up and worldly. And he was more than happy to put his geometry text aside. He liked his courses at the Boston Latin School about as much as he liked beer. Still, good marks were necessary "
5 " But I also think the doctrine of laissez faire, carried to its extreme, is equally repugnant. Too many capitalists use laissez faire as an excuse to gouge the public and exploit the poor. "
