
A great imperative imparts a wonderful impulse to the spirit.
Quoted by Barbara W. Tuchman

Enormity of the stakes became the new self-hypnosis.
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He wanted AFFIRMATION rather than INFORMATION.
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Talent for oratory can simulate the need for action and even thought.
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As there would be no more inheritance, there would be no more greed. Peter Kropotkin
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In proportion that property is small, the danger of misusing the franchisee is great.
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One Cardinal entered his cathedral for the first time at his funeral.
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The succession multiplied the harm. Each passed on his conception of the papacy unchanged.
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Each one of us is serious individually, but together we become frivolous.
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He seemed less in need of a secretary than of someone to listen to him.
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He believed that rank without power was a sham.
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The love of humanity does not prevent us from being good journalists.
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They resented the patronage they depended upon.
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Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government.
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The tribal pull of patriotism could have no better testimony.
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Malignant phenomena do not come out of a golden age.
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No single characteristic ever overtakes an entire society.
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Prison does not silence ideas whose time has come.
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Disorder is the least tolerable up sinful conditions.
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Washington's incessant need for NEW assessments testifies to uncertainty in the capital.
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