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They, the conservatives, are the real outsides, they tell us, gazing with disgust upon the ludicrous manners of the high and mighty.… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
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He's got to do better than the shoddy piecing together of flimsy evidence that contradicts the briefings we have received by various… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, "Le jeu et… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
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To equate Vladimir Putin and the United States of America, as Donald Trump was asked, you know, I guess it was Bill… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Now, it's high time for all those that have an influence on the parties with the conflict to understand that it is… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
I think that's where we can both seize upon the contradictions and push them to limits that these people would not consider,… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
You know what offends me? Offended people. In a country with guaranteed rights to freedom of religion, its citizens are constantly trying… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
In using the terms play and playfulness, I do not intend to suggest any lack of seriousness; quite the contrary. Anyone who… — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
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apparent contradiction ... is often the opportunity for new discovery in science; and it even may be said that the absence of… — Margaret Benson Copy Share Image
If you were dealing with the accumulated repressions of only one lifetime, it would be different. But these are the repressions of… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
So, this is how it's become? This is how I've become? A walking contradiction? I'm surrounded by people and feel alone. I… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
Creating a world that reflects the inner voyage of our characters was really important. Also, because this isn't a black and white… — Veena Sud Copy Share Image
But this is one of the things that makes rap at its best so human. It doesn't force you to pretend to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Socialist thought owes its appeal to the young largely to its visionary character; the very courage to indulge in Utopian thought is… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
We are told dogmatically that Evolution is an established fact; but we are never told who has established it, and by what… — Wolfgang Smith Copy Share Image
One can't found a novel theology on Nothing, and nothing is so secure a foundation as a contradiction. Look at the great… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
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It is significant that, as innocent babies are killed, and capital punishment is withheld from their murderers, the same men who plead… — R.J. Rushdoony Copy Share Image
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“The modern teachings of Christianity often preach of a peaceful, merciful, and loving God/Creator. Culturally, this concept of a God of peace… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
No society can exist if respect for the law does not to some extent prevail; but the surest way to have the… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
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