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- A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that,…
- A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity…
- For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be…
- One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no difficulty in finding a title for one's essay, or that…
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- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
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- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
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- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
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- Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in… — Aristophanes
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle