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Defiance is beautiful. The defiance of power, especially great or overwhelming power, exalts and glorifies the rebel. — Edward Abbey
Romanticism was more than merely an alternative to a sterile classicism; romanticism made possible, especially in art, a great expansion of the human consciousness. — Edward Abbey
In the modern world, all literary art is necessarily political -- especially that which pretends not to be. — Edward Abbey
The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable of… — Charles Dickens
God has formed us moral agents... that we may promote the happiness of those with whom He has placed us in society, by acting honestly… — Thomas Jefferson
The people, especially when moderately instructed, are the only safe, because the only honest, depositaries of the public rights, and should therefore be introduced into… — Thomas Jefferson
I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison our own civilization - or at least before the effects… — Orson Scott Card
They arose in my mind as 'given' things, and as they came, separately, so too the links grew. An absorbing, though continually interrupted labour (especially,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Most English-speaking people, for instance, will admit that cellar door is 'beautiful', especially if dissociated from its sense (and its spelling). More beautiful than, say,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
It's a curious thing, this thing we call civilization...we think it is an affair of epochs, and nations. It's really an affair of individuals. One… — William Dean Howells
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how… — Richard Henry Lee
The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class had all to gain and nothing… — Eugene V. Debs
I'm up to my hairline in planning. It's a lot, especially when you're a woman of detail, — Katy Perry
Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle… — Allan Bloom
The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process.… — Burke Marshall
May the devil take these peoples movements, especially when they are 'peaceful'. — Karl Marx
I haven't had a cramp since '99. That was my only time, in Davis Cup, when I was panicky. I was young. I'm very proud… — Roger Federer
I try to enjoy what I do, and every moment of the life that I have is a blessing. What else can you do but… — Novak Djokovic
I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate. — Dan Quayle
I'm a huge supporter of women. What I'm not is a supporter of liberalism. Feminism is what I oppose. Feminism has led women astray. I… — Rush Limbaugh

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