"Will appear first, I believe, as a conscious……" — H.G. Wells
"Will appear first, I believe, as a conscious organization of intelligent and quite possibly in some cases, wealthy men, as a movement having distinct social and political aims, confessedly ignoring most of the existing apparatus of political control, or using it only as an incidental implement in the stages, a mere movement of a number of people in a certain direction who will presently discover with a sort of surprise the common object toward which they are all moving... In all sorts of ways they will be influencing and controlling the apparatus of the ostensible government"
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294 Quotes by H.G. Wells
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Why had we come to the moon? The thing presented itself to me as a perplexing problem. What is this…
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I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher…
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Is it any wonder that to this day this Galilean is too much for our small hearts?
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You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel-a hunger and thirst. For six long days, since my work…
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He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly.
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I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in…
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The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and…
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We live in reference to past experience and not to future events, however inevitable.
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We want to get rid of the militarist not simply because he hurts and kills, but because he is an…
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Democracy's ceremonial, its feast, it's great function, is the election.
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The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his…
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Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.
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Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.
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I could never have known so well how paltry men are, and how little they care for really high aims,…
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The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.
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