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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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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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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People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Freedom means the freedom to be stupid, and that's what I want.
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I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
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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.
