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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
Again there is another great and powerful cause why the sciences have made but little progress; which is this. It is not possible to run… — Francis Bacon
Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes, placed in the most romantic region of the world. — Lord Byron
Every human soul is of infinite value, eternal, free; no human being, therefore, is so placed as not to have within his reach, in himself… — Arthur Balfour
Inactives-those whose feet are not placed on the path which leads to eternal life. — Jacob de Jager
The history of mankind, the history of salvation, passes by way of the family... The family is placed at the center of the great struggle… — Pope John Paul II
Let heaven fill your thoughts instead. Because when you do, everything on earth gets placed in its proper perspective. — Greg Laurie
I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his… — Albert Einstein
Our moral faculties must be placed highest, else they can no more flourish than could a plant growing under the shade and drip of trees. — Henry Ward Beecher
The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field - the object is attained - and it now… — George Washington
Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
My movie is born first in my head, dies on paper; is resuscitated by the living persons and real objects I use, which are killed… — Robert Bresson
We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was… — Queen Victoria
The genius of Republican liberty, seems to demand on one side, not only that all power should be derived from the people; but, that those… — James Madison
The emphasis placed by more and more companies on corporate social responsibility symbolises the recognition that prosperity is best achieved in an inclusive society — Tony Blair
Positive thinking is no longer for drifters, dreamers and the perpetually naive. People who think positively see more opportunities, perform better, take more often correct… — Herman Van Rompuy
When I touched my hand against the Western Wall and placed my prayer between its ancient stones, I thought of all the centuries that the… — Barack Obama
Very few live by choice. Every man is placed in his present condition by causes which acted without his foresight, and with which he did… — Samuel Johnson
ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction. — Ambrose Bierce
We're thrilled to join Google. With their support, Nest will be even better placed to build simple, thoughtful devices that make life easier at home,… — Tony Fadell

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