If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

John Le Carre
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  2. Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love. - Mahatma Gandhi

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  1. I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms, " said he." I'm none but a harper, and a very poor harper, That am come hither to wed with ye."" If you were a lord, you should be my...

  2. Marveling at his own boldness, he said softly, "I would enter your sleep if I could, and guard you there, and slay the thing that hounds you, as I would if it had the courage to face me in fair daylight. But I cannot come...

  3. Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.

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  5. When I was alive, I believed – as you do – that time was at least as real and solid as myself, and probably more so. I said 'one o'clock' as though I could see it, and 'Monday' as though I could find it on...

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