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It is obvious that the most despotic forms of social organization would be suitable for inert men who are satisfied with the situation fate has… — Madame de Stael
The mission of the Gestapo expanded steadily as from 1933 onward, "political criminality" was given a much broader definition than ever before and more forms… — Sheila Fitzpatrick
When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts. — Laozi
Gases are distinguished from other forms of matter, not only by their power of indefinite expansion so as to fill any vessel, however large, and… — James Clerk Maxwell
I am opposed to all forms of control; I am for an absolute laissez faire, free, unregulated economy. I am for the separation of the… — Ayn Rand
What may be the significance of so many forms of "spirituality" on this planet that are antagonistic to "life" - and Christianity at the head… — Kenny Smith
All forms of beauty, like all possible phenomena, contain an element of the eternal and an element of the transitory - of the absolute and… — Charles Baudelaire
Regarding mutual tolerance: It is negative in one sense, but positive in another. It absolutely forbids us to be forward in pronouncing on the meaninglessness… — William James
As I have said before, I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its… — Mark Twain
The sacred rites, although not instituted specifically for proving the truth of the dogmas of the Catholic Faith incontrovertibly, are effectively the living voice of… — Pope Leo XIII
The deepest poverty is the inability of joy, the tediousness of a life considered absurd and contradictory. This poverty is widespread today, in very different… — Pope Benedict XVI
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which… — James Madison
If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense… — Alexander Hamilton
We subsidize the disposal of waste in all its myriad forms from landfills to Superfund cleanups, from deep-well injection to storage of nuclear waste. In… — Paul Hawken
Sustainability is growth based on forms and processes of development that do not undermine the integrity of the environment on which they depend — Jim MacNeill
Thought is the primary energy and vibration that emanated from God and is thus the creator of life, electrons, atoms, and all forms of energy. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Humor, together with irony,forms a safeguard against idolatry. — Krister Stendahl
Humans suffer from self-centred notions as to the nature of life. Humans assume that alien life forms should conform to standards that match our own,… — Steve Perry
There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second… — John Quincy Adams
Learn how to meditate on paper. Drawing and writing are forms of meditation. Learn how to contemplate works of art. Learn how to pray in… — Thomas Merton

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