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“The position now taken by the Government is absolutely destructive of legitimate business, because they outline no rule of conduct for business of any magnitude.” Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography

“The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books must be returned no later than the last date shown; and 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality.” Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

“If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.” George Orwell, 1984

“Now most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities.” G. K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World

“I don’t care if I pass your test, I don’t care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won’t let you beat me unfairly—I’ll beat you unfairly first.” Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game

“When I talk to graduating classes, I always tell a brief version of the story of my life and try to offer lessons everybody can use: have a vision, trust yourself, break some rules, ignore the naysayers, don’t be afraid to fail.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

“I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble. It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

“the supreme power then extends its arm over the whole community. It covers the surface of society with a network of small complicated rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot...” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

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