Anomalies Quote by Gerry Spence

“It is an anomaly that we can split the atom, but we are nearly powerless to persuade each other to embrace justice.”

Gerry Spence

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Love is how we feel toward those who show us that which is lovable about ourselves.

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What the insurance companies have done is to reverse the business so that the public at large insures the insurance companies.

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