Collected Meditations
Showing 17 quotesA war is justified if you're willing to send your son. If you're not willing to send your son, then how do you send someone else's?— Jesse Ventura
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War
Let me say this: I'm paranoid of the government. They've lost my trust. They've lied to me so many times that I don't know what to believe from them anymore.— Jesse Ventura
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Trust
I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.— Jesse Ventura
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Politics
Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.— Jesse Ventura
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Patriotism
My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.— Jesse Ventura
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Patriotism
Patriotism to your country is something that comes from your heart. It should be taught to you by your parents.— Jesse Ventura
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Patriotism
Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.— Jesse Ventura
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Patriotism
There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.— Jesse Ventura
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Patriotism
The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn't figure into was human nature, and that's what corrupts it.— Jesse Ventura
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Nature
I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.— Jesse Ventura
I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.— Jesse Ventura
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Imagination
Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.— Jesse Ventura
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Humor
I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.— Jesse Ventura
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Government