The very function of creativity, of the elaboration of the human condition only enlarges the human spirit and, I mean, as a… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
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This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the poor. They were now in most communities a minority. The… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
This fear of criticism displayed by the advocates of freedom of criticism cannot be attributed solely to craftiness. No, the majority of… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
The discovery of electrical waves... has had a profound influence on civilization; it has been instrumental in providing the methods which may… — Joseph John Thomson Copy Share Image
Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
So far in facing this huge [peak oil] challenge, our political/economic system seems unable to cope with reality. We are forced to… — Madeleine Bunting Copy Share Image
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The point of asylum is not to declare to the world what country you think is the pinnacle of civilization. The point… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
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Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
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Basically [United States and France] said "We will use nuclear weapons whenever it suits our purposes to do so." So this expansion… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
In restating this basic Christian doctrine, Benedict argues that it is not only for Christians alone. Others may not share the Christian… — Raymond J. de Souza Copy Share Image
Now, here's a good question: should serious people focus on global political instability - terrorism, failing states, nuclear weapons - or should… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
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A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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