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A great leap in the dark


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A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.



The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.



Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.



Hell is truth seen too late.

Hell is truth seen too late.



Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.

Humans are driven by a perpetual and restless desire of power.



The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.



How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.

How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion.



Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.



It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law



Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.





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Choose your love. Love your choice.



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Max: "You'll never be good enough to deserve her, you know."Ash: "God doesn't always give you what you deserve, " Ash said quietly. "Sometimes he gives you what you can't live without.



I hate to hate you, but what else have you left me with!

I hate to hate you, but what else have you left me with!



Until we will be able to shape the universe the way we wanted, mankind will not be taken seriously by the universe and he shall remain as insignificant ants of the universe!

Until we will be able to shape the universe the way we wanted, mankind will not be taken seriously by the universe and he shall remain as insignificant ants of the universe!



The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness.

The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness.



It doesn't always have a shape,Almost never does it have a name,It maybe has a pitchfork, maybe has a tail,But evil is alive and well.

It doesn't always have a shape,Almost never does it have a name,It maybe has a pitchfork, maybe has a tail,But evil is alive and well.



People despise the lust for power that originates from a craving for homage and for the attributes of power.

People despise the lust for power that originates from a craving for homage and for the attributes of power.



Americans don't like powerful figures who punch down, that is, who pick on someone less powerful and less able to speak for themselves than they are.

Americans don't like powerful figures who punch down, that is, who pick on someone less powerful and less able to speak for themselves than they are.



No one is going to fire me now. If and when I leave, I'll be the one to make the decision

No one is going to fire me now. If and when I leave, I'll be the one to make the decision



Actually the action called a kiss represented nothing more for me than some place where my spirit could seek shelter.

Actually the action called a kiss represented nothing more for me than some place where my spirit could seek shelter.




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