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Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

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Workers in industry are the partners in war of the fighting forces.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

The increased consumption of alcoholic beverages in Canada since the outbreak of war is one evidence of this.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

There can be little doubt that absence from work, and inefficient work, are frequently due to intemperance.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

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If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values - that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

I spend a year at the Hoover Institute at Stanford, researching market approaches to air pollution control.

- Gale Norton

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive.

- Patty Duke

Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.

- William Lyon Mackenzie King

Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.

- Titus Livius

Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division.

- Jerry Brown