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Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen – John Ralston Saul
Only when God was said to have died did various leaders, professions and sectors risk pushing themselves forward as successors – John Ralston Saul
When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail
Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
It is easier to get forgiveness than permission
No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes
Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places
There is always one more imbecile than you counted on
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused
Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce
Words that soak into your heart are whispered, not yelled
Meanness doesn’t happen overnight
Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads
Either God is alive, in which case he’ll deal with us as he sees fit. Or he is dead, in which case he was never alive, it being unlikely that he died of old age – John Ralston Saul
Marx was fortunate to have been born eighty years before Walt Disney. Disney also promised a child’s paradise and unlike Marx, delivered on his promise – John Ralston Saul
If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural state – John Ralston Saul
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