And this is the forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo - that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
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Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, and they… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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[The sceptic] must acknowledge, if he will acknowledge any thing, that all human life must perish, were his principles to prevail.All discourse,… — David Hume Copy Share Image
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The positive nature of some child-adult sexual relationships is not confined to non-Western cultures. Several of my friends - gay and straight,… — Peter Tatchell Copy Share Image
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![“[The sceptic] must acknowledge, if he will acknowledge any thing, that all human life must perish, were his principles to prevail.All discourse, all action would immediately cease, and men remain in a total lethargy, till the necessities of nature, unsatisfied, put an end to their miserable…” quote by David Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/david-hume-538_acknowledge_the-sceptic-must-acknowledge-if-he-will_122087.jpg)
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