Solon Quotes
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen on merit and competence.
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And these things are pretty much foundational: thou shall not kill, steal, bear false witness. All these things are embedded into the laws we enjoy in our nation.
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The proposed Bush regulations put politics above the health care needs of Americans.
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I've been a huge fan of Marc Jacobs for many, many years, even going back to when I was wearing men's clothing. He captures a kind of simplicity and a kind of beauty that I like - projecting strength through femininity.
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By now you've heard the constant right wing attacks on the elite media and the liberal elite, who may or may not be part of Washington elite, a subset of the East Coast elite, which is overtly influenced by the Hollywood elite. So, basically, unless you're a shit-kicker from Kansas, you're with the terrorists.
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The learned person who only talks will never Penetrate to the inner heart of humans.
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Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.
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Let the consequences of your obedience be left up to God.
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The endless newsreel clips of nuclear explosions that we saw on TV in the 1960s (were) a powerful incitement to the psychotic imagination, sanctioning *everything*.
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After a few weeks, Frank did not appear to want Martha there, but she stayed. When Frank stopped speaking to her, it made no difference and they lived that way for twenty years.
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Religion, if in heavenly truths attired, Needs only to be seen to be admired.
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To know life, one must love many things.
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I argued that the chastity of women was of much more consequence than that of men, as the property and rights of families depend upon it.
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The misunderstanding of passion and reason, as if the latter were an independent entity and not rather a system of relations between various passions and desires; and as if every passion did not possess its quantum of reason.
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Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.
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Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest.
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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
