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We are lucky in the United States to have our liberal arts system. In most countries, if you go to university, you… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
The hopelessness of the Turkish Government should make me witness with delight its being swept out of the countries which it tortures.… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
What you have is have equal rights, you don't have equal obligations. Not all Arab citizens have the same obligation, namely defending… — Moshe Arens Copy Share Image
Most Americans don't know about environmental problems, because we have in our country a negligent and indolent press. The biggest lie that… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
And it's a lie that has consequences, because the great American dream is to have a good job, and in recent years,… — Jim Clifton Copy Share Image
The Brazilian national identity is not one of João Gilberto Noll primary concerns. This does not mean social critique is absent: race,… — Adam Morris Copy Share Image
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Absent the net, we certainly couldn't have organized in 190 countries around the world. It's no substitution for face to face interaction… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
Everything wrong with America led to the point where the country built that tower of Babel, which consequently had to be destroyed.… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
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I had to drive to Minneapolis once, and went on a back road just to see the country. But there was nothing… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
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The switch to the market in Eastern Europe, of course, has not exactly been one of the greatest advertisements for the market.… — Kenneth Arrow Copy Share Image
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During most of my life, my contact with Jews and Judaism was slight. I gave little thought to their problems, save in… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures… — Billy Boyd Copy Share Image
The international institutions go around the world preaching liberalization, and the developing countries see that means open up your markets to our… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
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I don't like the idea of teaching religion in schools, and creation is not my thing, but that's a trivial point compared… — Paul R. Ehrlich Copy Share Image
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If we have learned anything in the past ten years, it is that these lovely things about America were never lovely. We… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
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To really talk about African story, and teach this story, you have to teach that tribes were actually nations. You have to… — Amma Asante Copy Share Image
The lovers of beauty must unite in a league, and carry out some great propagandist work through the country. They must demand… — Robert Wilson Lynd Copy Share Image
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Sharia has become an increasingly significant force in American capitalism, thanks to the embrace by Wall Street and the U.S. government of… — Frank Gaffney Copy Share Image
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I attended a big human space flight conference in Beijing and I was going as myself. And really, there weren't any NASA… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
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There will be trying times during Obama's presidency, and liberty will need staunch defenders. Can Obama reshape liberalism to be, as it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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