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- "But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous."― Edward Gibbon
- "Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself."― Gloria Steinem
- "Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles; elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them."― Thomas Frank