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...the crimes of violence committed for selfish, personal motives are historically insignificant compared to those committed ad majorem gloriam Dei, out of…
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There is only one prospect worse than being chained to an intolerable existence: The nightmare of a botched attempt to end it.
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Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his jealousy will…
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If the creator has a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to stick it…
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The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.
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In creating the human brain, evolution has wildly overshot the mark.
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As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe. The catastrophe…
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The real achievement in discoveries ... is seeing an analogy where no one saw one before. .. The essence of discovery is…
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The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution providing a…
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In the meantime, the educated public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant answers by the magic formula of…
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When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a magnetic field…
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No writer or teacher or artist can escape the responsibility of influencing others whether he intends to or not, whether he is…
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Spartacus, like Jesus, was also crucified by the Romans. And for equally good reasons.
— Edward Abbey
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The greatest temptation for the like of us is: to renounce violence, to repent, to make peace with oneself. Most revolutionaries fell…
— Arthur Koestler
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Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrection is always a moral phenomenon. Revolt is Masaniello, who led the Neapolitan…
— Victor Hugo
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Even Spartacus needs a coach.
— Breaux Greer
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Being an old radical, I like films like Spartacus. I could relate to the hero.
— Alex North
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How do you untell something? You can't. You can't put words back in your mouth. What you can do, is spread false…
— Michael Scott
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Isaiah rolled his eyes. "Good God. What a noble lot. You're all Spartacus, aren't you?
— Richelle Mead
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From the days of Spartacus, Weishophf, Karl Marx, Trotski, Belacoon, Rosa Luxenburg, and Ema Goldman, this world conspiracy has been steadily growing.…
— Winston Churchill
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My father did 90-plus films. He was Spartacus!
— Michael Douglas
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Love your lover like Romeo, Fight for her like Spartacus, Rescue her like Michael Scofield, Protect her like Jack Bauer, Don't cheat…
— Orebela Gbenga
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What happened to my man Spartacus last night on Starz they killed my hero. He died a free man. He was the…
— Kevin McCarty
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