We cannot have a world where everyone is a victim. "I'm this way because my father made me this way. I'm this way because my husband made me this way." Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But then you must...
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Camille Paglia
The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, 'All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could...
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Frank Zappa
The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.
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Unknown
In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's...
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Criss Jami
YOU ARE JUSTYou are not just for the right or left, but for what is right over the wrong. You are not just rich or poor, but always wealthy in the mind and heart. You are not perfect, but flawed. You are flawed, but you...
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Suzy Kassem
More Quotes By Ernest Renan
The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to the extent that the progress of historical studies is often a danger to nationality.
Woe to him who becomes useless to human progress!
Islam has been liberal when it has been weak and violent when it has been strong.
The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.
Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.
