Is it not manifest that our academic institutions should have a wider scope; that they should not be timid and keep the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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The fact that both Jews and Christians ignore some of God's or Jesus's commands, but scrupulously obey others, is absolute proof that… — Jerry A. Coyne Copy Share Image
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Sir, he [Bolingbroke] was a scoundrel and a coward: a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality; a coward, because… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
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Beyond fashion and its demands, there are higher and more pressing laws, principles superior to fashion, and unchangeable, which under no circumstances… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
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Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the Establishment, which abuses the term by applying it, not to expressions… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
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