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In order that the revolution should be something more than a word, in order that the reaction should not lead us back tomorrow to the… — Peter Kropotkin
I stand ready to negotiate, but I want no part of laws: I acknowledge none; I protest against every order with which some authority may… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The proletarians, driven to despair, will seize the torch which Stephens has preached to them; the vengeance of the people will come down with a… — Friedrich Engels
It is apparent at first glance that in The Double there is more creative talent and depth of thought than in Poor Folk. But meanwhile… — Vissarion Belinsky
When I talked to my medical friends about the strange silence on this subject in American medical magazines and textbooks, I gained the impression that… — Alice Hamilton
Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out… — Clement Attlee
The poor ignorant fellah [Arabic for peasant] does not worry about politics, but when he is told repeatedly by people in whom he has confidence… — Chaim Weizmann
We must expropriate gently the private property on the state assigned to us. We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by… — Theodor Herzl
The test for aid to poor nations is therefore whether it makes them capable of being productive. If it fails to do so, it is… — Dean Acheson
The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences of past poor choices is that the Lord sees weaknesses differently than… — Richard G. Scott
If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in… — Jeffrey R. Holland
There are many out there who plead and pray for help. There are those who are discouraged, those who are beset by poor health and… — Thomas S. Monson
It would be nice to say the rich people, the fancy people, all behaved like bastards and the poor slobs all came through like heroes.… — Walter Lord
Our modern lifestyle is not a political creation. Before 1700, everybody was poor as hell. Life was short and brutish. It wasn't because we didn't… — Bill Gates
One of the reasons that so many people of color and poor people are in prison is that the deindustrialization of the economy has led… — Angela Davis
Sexual love is the most stupendous fact of the universe, and the most magical mystery our poor blind senses know. — Amy Lowell
Children who willingly participate in sexual acts have the right to make that decision as well, even if it's distasteful to us personally. Some children… — Mary Ruwart
Cruel irony, the poor man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case. — Albert Camus
Can anything be imagined more abhorrent to every sentiment of generosity and justice, than the law which arms the rich with the legal right to… — William C. Bryant
We cannot continue to mourn about our country being poor while our minerals are lying untapped and with harvesting at Lake Natron, we will not… — Jakaya Kikwete
The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into… — Hunter S. Thompson
We must work to repeal trade agreements that impede access to affordable generic drugs. We must work to cause the IMF and the World Bank… — Dennis Kucinich
Lust is a poor, weak, whimpering, whispering thing compared with that richness and energy of desire which will arise when lust has been killed. — C.S. Lewis
Could I get mansions covering ten thousand miles, I'd house all the poor scholars and make them beam with smiles — Du Fu

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