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It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. The… — Ludwig von Mises
But keeping secrets is a discipline. I never use to think of myself as a good liar, but after having had some practice I had… — Lionel Shriver
I am not too happy with terms like â€œthe leftâ€, to be honest. And I donâ€™t use it muchâ€¦.if by â€œthe leftâ€ you mean people… — Noam Chomsky
The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
she committed suicide by putting her extremities down the garbage disposal-first one arm and then, kind of miraculously if you think about it, the other… — David Foster Wallace
I listened, vaguely knowing now that I had committed some awful wrong that I could not undo, that I had uttered words I could not… — Richard Wright
The real unforgivable acts are committed by calm men in beautiful green silk rooms, who deal death wholesale, by the shipload, without lust, without anger,… — Lois McMaster Bujold
But I'm no hero. I had to keep my dirty little secret. The worst sin I committed was holding it in; letting the secret blacken… — Julie Anne Peters
One cannot toss ambassadors back like bad fish," said Eugenides. "You treat them with care, or you'll find you've committed an act of war. — Megan Whalen Turner
I had committed myself: without love I'd have to go through the gestures of love. — Graham Greene
Like a battalion of marines at roll call, her neck hairs marshaled to five-alarm status. She stumbled back to her desk, jerked open the botton… — Lori Wilde
by now you've already formed your own impression. you believe that an act committed a lifetime ago defines a man, or you believe that a… — Jodi Picoult
Now, legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways. Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection,… — Frederic Bastiat
At times it seems as if arranging to have no commitment of any kind to anyone would be a special freedom. But in fact the… — John D. MacDonald
It's important to attend funerals. It is important to view the body, they say, and to see it committed to earth or fire because unless… — Ann-Marie MacDonald
You are my beauty, my body, perfected. All I was drained off into you. When you left, my health went with you - leaving a… — Clive Barker
Why was it that when noughts committed criminal acts, the fact that they were noughts was always pointed out? The banker was a Cross. The… — Malorie Blackman
Above all, always be capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. — Che Guevara
Well, I think the Yoruba gods are truthful. Truthful in the sense that i consider religion and the construct of deities simply an extension of… — Wole Soyinka
He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart — C.S. Lewis

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