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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Quotes: the government can do nothing for you. But you can do everything for yourselves
         

the government can do nothing for you. But you can do everything for yourselves


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Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of government.



When deeds speak, words are nothing.

When deeds speak, words are nothing.



The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.



In any given society the authority of man over man runs in inverse proportion to the intellectual development of that society.

In any given society the authority of man over man runs in inverse proportion to the intellectual development of that society.



All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.

All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.



The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!



The proprietor, producing neither by his own labor nor by his implement, and receiving products in exchange for nothing, is either a parasite or a thief.

The proprietor, producing neither by his own labor nor by his implement, and receiving products in exchange for nothing, is either a parasite or a thief.



Liberty, Not the Daughter but the Mother of Order.

Liberty, Not the Daughter but the Mother of Order.



I do not wish to be either governor nor governed!

I do not wish to be either governor nor governed!



We want property, but property restored to its proper limits, that is to say, free distribution of the products of labour, property minus usury!

We want property, but property restored to its proper limits, that is to say, free distribution of the products of labour, property minus usury!





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When building your team look for people who are disciplined even before they came to the Lord.

When building your team look for people who are disciplined even before they came to the Lord.



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But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is Cartooning.



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As far as the Lord is concerned, the time to stand is in the darkest moment. It is when everything seems hopeless, when there appears no way out, when God alone can deliver.

As far as the Lord is concerned, the time to stand is in the darkest moment. It is when everything seems hopeless, when there appears no way out, when God alone can deliver.



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To die is to go into the Collective Unconscious, to lose oneself in order to be transformed into form, pure form.



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Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say



If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.



It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence.

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