One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one mor…

David Mamet
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One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one more adventure, another more security, and so on. It is this diversity that makes a country, indeed a state, a city, a church, or a family, healthy. 'One-size-fits-all,' and that size determined by the State has a name, and that name is 'slavery.' ✨ Hands Off Our Guns by David Mamet, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 26, 2013.
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