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• Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset… — Michael Crichton
• The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all genetically, setting us apart from the rest of life. — Lewis Thomas
• Everyone does what they can to avoid thinking. Laziness is the most basic human trait. People don't want to think -- they… — Unknown Author
• Every social trait labelled masculine or feminine is in truth a human trait. It is our human right to develop and contribute… — Wilma Scott Heide
• The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness. — Derren Brown
• My thesis is that morality exists outside the human mind in the sense of being not just a trait of individual humans,… — Michael Shermer
• The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as one’s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread… — Phillip Lopate
• It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the… — Floyd Abrams
• Tis a human trait to hate one you have wronged — Seneca the Younger
• No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance. — Giacomo Leopardi
• I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached… — Peter McWilliams
• It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us. — Laurell K. Hamilton

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