Anthony Lewis Quotes
A final argument for broad freedom of expression is its effect on the character of individuals in a society. Citizens in a free society must have courage — the courage to hear not only unwelcome political speech but novel and shocking ideas in science and the arts.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.
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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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Our leaders are acting like lemmings.
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Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
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I've never been on a date.
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I don't think you can judge something without seeing it.
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Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.
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If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.
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Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
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I still enjoy doing music. I'm not going to stop doing it, and doing it the way that I feel it should be done.
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I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
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You can do more, you can always do more.
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The only model to follow is pure Islam.
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So far as living instruments of labour are concerned, for instance horses, their reproduction is timed by nature itself. Their average lifetime as instruments of labour is determined by the laws of nature. As soon as this term has expired they must be replaced by new ones. A horse cannot be replaced piecemeal; it must be replaced by another horse.
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After the 12th end we were always chasing the game although scoring a seven on the 17th end was nice against this class of opposition.
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But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.
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Throughout my career, I wouldn't say my roles have been based on my being considered eye candy.
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Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance.
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A final argument for broad freedom of expression is its effect on the character of individuals in a society. Citizens in a free society must have courage — the courage to hear not only unwelcome political speech but novel and shocking ideas in science and the arts.
