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The dead should not rule the living


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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.



Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.



Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.



The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.



I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.



I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.



When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.



Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.



The government you elect is the government you deserve.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.



Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.





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Without death, life would have no boundaries and our days would not be so precious. My mother was a firm believer in the common sense of nature.

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People love books because they're searching for answers to deep, unconscious questions - and books get as close as it's possible to get.

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I am deathless, I am the eternal Lord For I have spread the seed of the Word.

I am deathless, I am the eternal Lord For I have spread the seed of the Word.



When I am upset about something, it gives me a stomachache. I have to address it right away so that I don't make myself sick.

When I am upset about something, it gives me a stomachache. I have to address it right away so that I don't make myself sick.



We do not believe in quotas. They would not only be undesirable, they would be illegal. There is legal protection for the autonomy of universities in running their own admission arrangements.

We do not believe in quotas. They would not only be undesirable, they would be illegal. There is legal protection for the autonomy of universities in running their own admission arrangements.



We're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant improvement.

We're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and then show constant improvement.



The Western stereotype of Africa and its black citizens as devoid of reason and, therefore, subhuman was often shared by white master and black ex-slave alike.

The Western stereotype of Africa and its black citizens as devoid of reason and, therefore, subhuman was often shared by white master and black ex-slave alike.



Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects.

Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects.



A prediction, in a field where prediction is not possible, is no more than a prejudice.

A prediction, in a field where prediction is not possible, is no more than a prejudice.



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