"Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior."
― Mary McCarthy
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Trust
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- "The decision is ‘trust fund’ versus ‘no more Medicaid’ – and that shouldn’t be a tough decision."― Haley Barbour
- "Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you’ll have a trust fund. Maybe you’ll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out."― Mary Schmich
- "To get a child’s trust – you may know or not – is a very hard thing to do. They’re so used to not believing adults – because adults tell tales and lies all the time."― Maurice Sendak