"The first destroyer of the liberties of a people is he who first gave them bounties and largess."
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Plutarch
(c.45-125 A.D.) Greek Priest of the Delphic Oracle
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The proof of this statement can be found in every country within our Western Civilization - except for those countries which are not riddled with paternalism but whose citizens are riddled with despotism.
 -- John-Douglas, Nassau     
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