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I could show fight on natural selection having done and doing more for the progress of civilization than you seem inclined to admit. Remember what… — Charles Darwin
What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and… — Carter G. Woodson
I have a hundred times heard him say, that all ages and nations have represented their gods as wicked, in a constantly increasing progression; that… — John Stuart Mill
Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in our own family, in our… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only… — Tom Clancy
It has always been my view that terrorism is not spawned by the poverty of money; it is spawned by the poverty of dignity. Humiliation… — Thomas Friedman
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers. — John F. Kennedy
But the soul has no culture. The soul has no nations. The soul has no colour or accent or way of life. The soul is… — Gregory David Roberts
I could become a nun even if I am a non-believer. I'll learn to fake it like Nick did with me. I will minister the… — Rachel Cohn
It has to be admitted that starving nations never seem to be quite so starving that they cannot afford to have far more expensive armaments… — T.H. White
Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy — Phyllis McGinley
We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory… — David Gemmell
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -The 5000 Year Leap — Benjamin Franklin
Aside from battles, the history of nations seemed to consist of nothing but powerless old poops like myself, heavily medicated and vaguely beloved in the… — Kurt Vonnegut
His authority on earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in heaven gives us our only hope of success.… — John Stott
But if Maggie had been that young lady, you would probably have known nothing about her: her life would have had so few vicissitudes that… — George Eliot
The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains. — Nikola Tesla
Every sunset which I witness inspires me with the desire to go to a west as distant and as fair as that into which the… — Henry David Thoreau
Tell me,' asked Stas, 'what is a wicked deed?' 'If anyone takes away Kali's cow,' he answered after a brief reflection, 'that then is a… — Henryk Sienkiewicz
She always imagined that evil played out on a large canvas- wars, concentration camps, gas chambers, the partitioning of nations. Now she realized that evil… — Thrity Umrigar
The United States spends over $87 billion conducting a war in Iraq while the United Nations estimates that for less than half that amount we… — John Perkins
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations--these are mortal, and their life is to ours… — C.S. Lewis
Listen to all the conversations of our world, between nations as well as between individuals. They are, for the most part, dialogues of the deaf. — Paul Tournier
Forests and meat animals compete for the same land. The prodigious appetite of the affluent nations for meat means that agribusiness can pay more than… — Peter Singer
The key insight of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is misleadingly simple: if an exchange between two parties is voluntary, it will not take place… — Milton Friedman

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