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Ruling Quotes

A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging to power by force or fraud Picture Quote #1

My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine Picture Quote #1

The problem with ruling by fear is that eventually, when the fear fades, fury replaces it Picture Quote #1

Our reason has driven all away. Alone at last, we end up ruling over a desert Picture Quote #1

A man should always have these two rules in readiness. First, to do only what the reason of your ruling and legislating faculties suggest for the service of man. Second, to change your opinion whenever anyone at hand sets you right and unsettles you in an opinion, but this change of opinion should come only because you are persuaded that something is just or to the public advantage, not because it appears pleasant or increases your reputation Picture Quote #1

Give up the idea that by ruling over others you can do any good to them. But you can do just as much as you can in the case of the plant: you can supply the growing seed with the materials for the making up of its body, bringing to it the earth, the water, the air, that it wants. It will take all that it wants by its own nature, it will assimilate and grow by its own nature Picture Quote #1

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Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk Picture Quote #1

This position will not be disputed, so long as it is admitted that the desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human conduct, or that the best security for the fidelity of mankind is to make their interest coincide with their duty. Even the love of fame, the ruling passion of the noblest minds... would on the contrary deter him from the undertaking, when he foresaw that he must quit the scene before he could accomplish the work Picture Quote #1

Revolutions and revolutionary wars are inevitable in class society, and without them it is impossible to accomplish any leap in social development and to overthrow the reactionary ruling classes and therefore impossible for the people to win political power Picture Quote #1

A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and its ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible. But since, in practice, no one is infallible, it is frequently necessary to rearrange past events in order to show that this or that mistake was not made, or that this or that imaginary triumph actually happened Picture Quote #1

Journalists belong in the gutter because that is where the ruling classes throw their guilty secrets Picture Quote #1

Therefore, the only thing that is not up for grabs is no change. It is fair to say that it is all to play for, except in ruling out no change Picture Quote #1

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By knowing each man’s ruling passion, we are sure of pleasing him; and yet each has his fancies, opposed to his true good, in the very idea which he has of the good Picture Quote #1

People is the name of the body, state of the spirit, of that ruling person that has hitherto suppressed me Picture Quote #1

A person who does not concern himself with politics has already made the political choice we was so anxious to spare himself: he is serving the ruling party Picture Quote #1

Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction Picture Quote #1

The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in all the great bestsellers Picture Quote #1

I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world Picture Quote #1

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I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling Picture Quote #1

I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and the Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums Picture Quote #1

There isn’t much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country Picture Quote #1

I’m saying that the moral climate within the ruling class in this country is not that different from the moral climate within the ruling class of Hitler’s Germany Picture Quote #1

I am appreciative of the Bush administration’s commitment to fair trade by looking at the facts in this case and ruling affirmatively for the implementation of quotas in this specific category Picture Quote #1

With one decision, judge Sotomayor changed the entire dispute. Her ruling rescued the 1995 baseball season and forced the parties to resume real negotiations Picture Quote #1

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The more a ruling class is able to assimilate the most prominent men of a ruled class, the more solid and dangerous its rule Picture Quote #1

Real power is achieved when the ruling class controls the material essentials of life, granting and withholding them from the masses as if they were privileges Picture Quote #1

Drugs and alcohol were ruling my life. I made a lot of bad decisions while I was drinking alcohol. The first thing I stopped was cigarettes and tobacco Picture Quote #1

A single party is ruling in Hungary, but democracy and the freedom of speech are still in place Picture Quote #1

Ireland is such a young society. The British were the ruling class up until they left about a hundred years ago, and we’ve been trying to work out what our class hierarchy is ever since Picture Quote #1

Unrecognized alcoholism is the ruling pathology among writers and intellectuals Picture Quote #1

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A society becomes totalitarian when its structure becomes flagrantly artificial: that is, when its ruling class has lost its function but succeeds in clinging to power by force or fraud (Ruling Quotes) My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine (Ruling Quotes) The problem with ruling by fear is that eventually, when the fear fades, fury replaces it (Ruling Quotes) Our reason has driven all away. Alone at last, we end up ruling over a desert (Ruling Quotes) A man should always have these two rules in readiness. First, to do only what the reason of your ruling and legislating faculties suggest for the service of man. Second, to change your opinion whenever anyone at hand sets you right and unsettles you in an opinion, but this change of opinion should come only because you are persuaded that something is just or to the public advantage, not because it appears pleasant or increases your reputation (Ruling Quotes) Give up the idea that by ruling over others you can do any good to them. But you can do just as much as you can in the case of the plant: you can supply the growing seed with the materials for the making up of its body, bringing to it the earth, the water, the air, that it wants. It will take all that it wants by its own nature, it will assimilate and grow by its own nature (Ruling Quotes) Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk (Ruling Quotes) This position will not be disputed, so long as it is admitted that the desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human conduct, or that the best security for the fidelity of mankind is to make their interest coincide with their duty. Even the love of fame, the ruling passion of the noblest minds... would on the contrary deter him from the undertaking, when he foresaw that he must quit the scene before he could accomplish the work (Ruling Quotes) Revolutions and revolutionary wars are inevitable in class society, and without them it is impossible to accomplish any leap in social development and to overthrow the reactionary ruling classes and therefore impossible for the people to win political power (Ruling Quotes) A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and its ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible. But since, in practice, no one is infallible, it is frequently necessary to rearrange past events in order to show that this or that mistake was not made, or that this or that imaginary triumph actually happened (Ruling Quotes) Journalists belong in the gutter because that is where the ruling classes throw their guilty secrets (Ruling Quotes) Therefore, the only thing that is not up for grabs is no change. It is fair to say that it is all to play for, except in ruling out no change (Ruling Quotes) By knowing each man’s ruling passion, we are sure of pleasing him; and yet each has his fancies, opposed to his true good, in the very idea which he has of the good (Ruling Quotes) People is the name of the body, state of the spirit, of that ruling person that has hitherto suppressed me (Ruling Quotes) A person who does not concern himself with politics has already made the political choice we was so anxious to spare himself: he is serving the ruling party (Ruling Quotes) Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction (Ruling Quotes) The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in all the great bestsellers (Ruling Quotes) I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world (Ruling Quotes) I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling (Ruling Quotes) I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and the Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums (Ruling Quotes) There isn’t much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country (Ruling Quotes) I’m saying that the moral climate within the ruling class in this country is not that different from the moral climate within the ruling class of Hitler’s Germany (Ruling Quotes) I am appreciative of the Bush administration’s commitment to fair trade by looking at the facts in this case and ruling affirmatively for the implementation of quotas in this specific category (Ruling Quotes) With one decision, judge Sotomayor changed the entire dispute. Her ruling rescued the 1995 baseball season and forced the parties to resume real negotiations (Ruling Quotes) The more a ruling class is able to assimilate the most prominent men of a ruled class, the more solid and dangerous its rule (Ruling Quotes) Real power is achieved when the ruling class controls the material essentials of life, granting and withholding them from the masses as if they were privileges (Ruling Quotes) Drugs and alcohol were ruling my life. I made a lot of bad decisions while I was drinking alcohol. The first thing I stopped was cigarettes and tobacco (Ruling Quotes) A single party is ruling in Hungary, but democracy and the freedom of speech are still in place (Ruling Quotes) Ireland is such a young society. The British were the ruling class up until they left about a hundred years ago, and we’ve been trying to work out what our class hierarchy is ever since (Ruling Quotes) Unrecognized alcoholism is the ruling pathology among writers and intellectuals (Ruling Quotes)

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