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The Christian religion is so manifestly contrary to the facts, belief in it can only be held with the most delusional gerrymandering imaginable. — Richard Carrier
If, in the case of the worst sinners and those who formerly sinned much against God, when afterwards they believe, the remission of their sins… — Cyprian
As a leader, you have to not only do the right thing, but be perceived to be doing the right thing. A consequence of seeking… — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
As a scientist, objectivity is one of my most deeply held values. If we could just try harder, I once thought, surely we could each… — Daniel Everett
Truth has no finality to it. It is not something to be held on to. Truth is discovered minute to minute or not at all. — Adyashanti
To wish for your own happiness is sometimes coupled with another's unhappiness. So then, what exactly should I pray for? Since I couldn't pray for… — Chica Umino
Perhaps this was what Queens did. Perhaps they held their Kings in the darkness, deep within their castles and allowed them that moment of weakness… — David Gaider
If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of… — Herodotus
No design works unless it embodies ideas that are held common by the people for whom the object is intended. — Adrian Forty
Well, my message is, is that if you harbor a terrorist, you're a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist, you're a terrorist. If you develop… — George W. Bush
I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the nature of our… — John F. Kennedy
As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent… — Al Gore
My heart was filled with gratitude, with thankfulness, and went out in love to all the heroes, the thinkers who gave their lives for the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
No-one has held back. They have put some definition around the numbers and now we have to wait for the reality. — Joseph Stanislaw
These are ideas. I could say that they just came to me, but it would be more accurate to say that I went to them.… — Dave Sim
The other thing we have to do is to take seriously the role in this problem of . . . older men who prey on… — William J. Clinton
Patriotism! It is used to define so many diversities, to justify so many wrongs, to compass so many ends, that its life is killed out;… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Take the stupidest thing you've ever done. At least it's done. It's over. It's gone. We can all learn from our mistakes and heal and… — Danny Wallace
It is lawful and hath been held so through all ages for any one who have the power to call to account a tyrant or… — John Milton
Has fear ever held a man back from anything he really wanted? — George Bernard Shaw

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