![It [the State] has taken on a vast mass of new duties and responsibilities; it has spread out its powers until they penetrate to every act of the citizen, however secret; it has begun to throw around its operations the high dignity and impeccability of a State religion; its agents become a separate and superior caste, with authority to bind and loose, and their thumbs in every pot. But it still remains, as it was in the beginning, the common enemy of all well-disposed, industrious and decent men.](/assets/img/quote-photos/it-the-state-has-taken-on-a-vast-mass-of-new-duties-and-responsibilities-it-ha.jpg)
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taken men decision
Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess. Brandon Sanderson
taken technology reality
I embrace technology and I just think that in 1984 when James Cameron wrote about the technology, everyone thought he was totally way out there and it was science fiction. Now it's almost reality what he talked about. The machines have taken over, except they have not become self-aware, like in Terminator. So this is really one thing that we have to watch out for, but I think technology is good. Arnold Schwarzenegger
taken thinking air
I'm glad that it didn't take as long to get Shepard off the ground as it's taken this series. I'd begun to think the Congo would be ahead of us in the space race before Whispering Smith ever got on the air. Audie Murphy
taken shows gamble
I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles. Cameron Mackintosh
taken mind belief
They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out. C. S. Lewis
taken serious aspect
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable. Charles Kennedy
taken decision needs
I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education.
taken vegas road-trip
I have never taken a road trip. Unless you count Los Angeles to Vegas. Jamie-Lynn Sigler
taken civilization bridges
When people come to play music as they do to play bridge, civilization will have taken the longest stride forward since the beginning of time. Jascha Heifetz
responsibility men class
If woman's sole responsibility is of the domestic type, one class will be crushed by it, and the other throw it off as a badge of poverty. The poor man's motto, 'Woman's work is never done,' leads inevitably to its antithesis - ladies' work is never begun. Antoinette Brown Blackwell
responsibility men effort
A man who seeks escape from the responsibility of supporting his life by his own thought and effort, and wishes to survive by conquering, ruling and exploiting others, is NOT an Individualist. Ayn Rand
responsibility men islands
Living in a society, instead of on a desert island, does not relieve a man of the responsibility of supporting his own life.
responsibility men thinking
Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
responsibility stories hierarchy
We affirm that the true story of capitalism is now beginning, because capitalism is not a system of oppression only, but is also a selection of values, a coordination of hierarchies, a more amply developed sense of individual responsibility. Benito Mussolini
responsibility may negative
The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing. Brian Tracy
responsibility understanding accepting
Accept complete responsibility both for understanding and for being understood.
responsibility thinking giving
But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. Jane Campion
responsibility play differences
Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other. Jane Goodall
mental motivation ready
The motivation wasn't there. I don't know if it was the layoff, but they just weren't ready to play. The mental mistakes, the turnovers, everything just showed they weren't prepared. Leroy Foster
mentally staying warming
It was a little different. I think its all about warming up and staying mentally focused.
mentally
That's just the way he pitches. I think it has more to do with him mentally concentrating really well. He hasn't let anything get away from him.
mention mere smile smiles
You smile with just the mere mention of his name. John Sullivan
men important matter
They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems to me that the person you are when you're about to die isn't as important as the person you are during the rest of your life. Why should a few moments matter more than an entire lifetime?
men iron envy
As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man. Antisthenes
men able sometimes
A man must be able to hold his drink because drunkenness is sometimes necessary in this difficult life. Ben Okri
men life-is hanging-out
Life is too large to hang out a sign: 'For Men Only. Barbara Jordan
men law finals
Since love of God is the highest felicity and happiness of man, his final end and the aim of all his actions, it follows that he alone observes the divine law who is concerned to love God not from fear of punishment nor love of something else, such as pleasure, fame, ect., but from the single fact that he knows God, or that he knows that the knowledge and love of God is the highest good Baruch Spinoza