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However, it was the great 18th century social philosophers John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau who brought the concept of a social contract between… — Simon Mainwaring
Our political differences, now matter how sharply they are debated, are really quite narrow in comparison to the remarkably durable national consensus on our founding… — John McCain
Where Cezanne captured and intensified shards of the eternal (every pear far more sharply defined than it could be in life), Monet portrayed the changeability… — Jerry Saltz
My mother would thump me sharply on the head with a thimble or a spoon if I became too noisy with the whistle when I… — Lincoln Steffens
Workers who come to the U.S. see their wages and their standard of living boosted sharply simply by crossing the border. That's a good thing,… — James Surowiecki
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. — Mark Twain
Betty inhales sharply, 'It's just I thought I had lost you forever.' Oh, Betty, don't you know there's no such thing as forever? — Gabrielle Zevin
The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world. He knows much more of the fierce variety and uncompromising divergences… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Darkness invades the dreams of the glassblower. Of all the unpleasantries his dreams grab in out of the night air, an extinguished light is the… — Thomas Pynchon
And exactly how does a miserable face help the war effort?" he asked sharply, his mood beginning to change. "Will a frown bring back the… — Stuart Hill
Those who can soar to the highest heights can also plunge to the deepest depths and the natures which enjoy most keenly are those which… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor stands in worse case of woe — William Shakespeare
If you listen, you can hear it. The city, it sings. If you stand quietly, at the foot of a garden, in the middle of… — Jon McGregor
Heads in the Women's Ward On pillow after pillow lies The wild white hair and staring eyes; Jaws stand open; necks are stretched With every… — Philip Larkin
... one of those librarians who rules the stacks with an intimidating scowl, whispers quiet sharply enough to lacerate the tender inner tissues of the… — Dean Koontz
It wasn't only that you didn't see him anymore, meet him anymore. You saw his absence and encountered it as something tangible. His not being… — Pascal Mercier
So,” sneered Fudge, recovering himself, “you intend to take on Dawlish, Shacklebolt, Dolores, and myself single-handed, do you, Dumbledore?” “Merlin’s beard, no,” said Dumbledore, smiling.… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of most… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
She'd been impressed by his looks at first--those sharply planed cheekbones and those black, fathomless eyes--but his affable, sympathetic personality grated on her now. She… — Cassandra Clare
Was it weird hearing from Jace?" asked Simon, his voice carefully neutral. "I mean, since you found out..." His voice trailed off. Yes?"said Clary, her… — Cassandra Clare
I moistened my lips. His gaze fixed on them. I think I stopped breathing. He jerked so sharply away that his long dark coat sliced… — Karen Marie Moning
You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming. Anne sighed. I can't. I'm in the depths of… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Ow!" said Horace as the Ranger's fingers probed and poked around the bruise. Did that hurt?" Halt asked, and Horace looked at him with exasperation.… — John Flanagan
Such power!" Adelaida cried all at once, peering greedily at the portrait over her sister's shoulder. "Where? What power?" Lizaveta Prokofyevna asked sharply. "Such beauty… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I’m not particularly keen on writing which exhaustively describes the physical characteristics of the people in the story and what they’re wearing… I can always… — Stephen King

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