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Marxism conceives of the new system of socialism as the necessary outcome of all previous history made possible and necessary only by that previous history. — Earl Browder
I have never witnessed on any previous occasion such entire disregard of the usage of civilized warfare and the dictates of humanity. — Robert E. Lee
We like to praise birds for flying. But how much of it is actually flying, and how much of it is just sort of coasting… — Jack Handey
I think in one of my previous lives I was a mighty king, because I like people to do what I say. — Jack Handey
Our behaviour as an athlete is often determined by our previous experiences and how we dealt with those experiences. It is these experiences from past… — David Horne
How many young men, in all previous times of unprecedented steadiness, had turned suddenly wild and wicked for the same reason, and, in an ecstasy… — Charles Dickens
On New Year's Eve he ould make a resolution to recover some his previous scepticism, but until then he would do as the Romans do,… — Nick Hornby
Most women dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous reincarnation, or hope to be one in the next. — Edith Sitwell
This book has been a catalogue of mistakes by politicians, moral and practical disasters which led to wars, enslavement and wretchedness on a scale which… — A. N. Wilson
Every new idea is just a mashup or a remix of one or more previous ideas. — Austin Kleon
Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you. — Andy Stanley
I looked back at the previous 10 years and realized I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching… — Phil Vischer
If our previous analyses are correct, they all point to the same conclusion, that metaphysical adventures are doomed to fail when their authors substitute the… — Etienne Gilson
In previous armies, soldiers used their time to clean their weapons and stock up on ammunition. Our weapons are words, and we may need our… — Subcomandante Marcos
We don't want to impose our solutions by force, we want to create a democratic space. We don't see armed struggle in the classic sense… — Subcomandante Marcos
Well, yes. I believe that children's souls are the inheritors of historical memory from previous generations. It's just that as they grow older and experience… — Hayao Miyazaki
A [reformed] vampire ... mostly tries to make reparation for his previous evil by doing good deeds-most commonly, apparently, going into the crime solving business. — Vivian Vande Velde
The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues… — Carlisle Floyd
In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a film that is… — Norman McLaren
It is impossible, after a certain point, to go back to a previous way of life, a previous way of thinking. — Henry Rollins

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