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Dorothy L Sayers: None of us...

Dorothy L Sayers: None of us...

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that -- they have...

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Edward Coke: The law of...

Edward Coke: The law of...

The law of the realm cannot be changed but by Parliament.

Source: Dictum, in the...

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William J Brennan, Jr: It is difficult...

William J Brennan, Jr: It is difficult...

It is difficult to understand precisely what the state hopes to achieve by promoting the creation and perpetuation of...

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Antonin Scalia: [In a big...

Antonin Scalia: [In a big...

[In a big family] the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot...

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Alexander Cockburn: There is never...

Alexander Cockburn: There is never...

There is never finality in the display terminal's screen, but an irresponsible whimsicality, as words, sentences, and...

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Clarence Darrow: The pursuit of...

Clarence Darrow: The pursuit of...

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.

Source:...

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Clarence Darrow: At twenty a...

Clarence Darrow: At twenty a...

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform...

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Clarence Darrow: The first half...

Clarence Darrow: The first half...

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.

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Ralph Nader: I start with...

Ralph Nader: I start with...

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more...

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Charles Hamilton Houston: Black power is...

Charles Hamilton Houston: Black power is...

Black power is organizing the rage of Black people and putting new hard questions and demands to white...

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Charles Hamilton Houston: Whether elected or...

Charles Hamilton Houston: Whether elected or...

Whether elected or appointed, public officials serve those who put and keep them in office. We cannot depend upon them...

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Thomas E Dewey: You can't shoot...

Thomas E Dewey: You can't shoot...

You can't shoot an idea.

Source: Debate with Harold Stassen on whether to outlaw...

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Walter Benjamin: Boredom is the...

Walter Benjamin: Boredom is the...

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him...

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Walter Benjamin: Work on good...

Walter Benjamin: Work on good...

Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a...

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Walter Benjamin: Genuine polemics approach...

Walter Benjamin: Genuine polemics approach...

Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby.

Source:...

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Walter Benjamin: All human knowledge...

Walter Benjamin: All human knowledge...

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

Source: Letter, 9 Dec. 1923;...

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Walter Benjamin: Nothing is poorer...

Walter Benjamin: Nothing is poorer...

Nothing is poorer than a truth expressed as it was thought. Committed to writing in such cases, it is not even a bad...

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Robertson Davies: Nothing is so...

Robertson Davies: Nothing is so...

Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.

Source: Saraceni, in What's Bred in...

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Annie Dillard: The life of...

Annie Dillard: The life of...

The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less;...

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Annie Dillard: No; we have...

Annie Dillard: No; we have...

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is...

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