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If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.
I hereby resign this office of president of the United States.
People cut themselves off from their ties of the old life when they come to Los Angeles. They are looking read more
People cut themselves off from their ties of the old life when they come to Los Angeles. They are looking for a place where they can be free, where they can do things they couldn't do anywhere else.
...the differences between the conservative and the radical seem to spring mainly from their attitude toward the future. Fear of read more
...the differences between the conservative and the radical seem to spring mainly from their attitude toward the future. Fear of the future causes us to lean against and cling to the present, while faith in the future renders us receptive to change.
I think most historians will agree that the part played by impulses of selfish, individual aggression in the holocausts of read more
I think most historians will agree that the part played by impulses of selfish, individual aggression in the holocausts of history was small; first and foremost, the slaughter was meant as an offering to the gods, to king and country, or the future happiness of mankind. The crimes of Caligula shrink to insignificance compared to the havoc wrought by Torquemada. The number of victims of robbers, highwaymen, rapists, gangsters and other criminals at any period of history is negligible compared to the massive numbers of those cheerfully slain in the name of the true religion, just policy, or correct ideology.
The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent read more
The essence of democracy is not that everyone makes and administers laws but that lawgivers and rulers should be dependent on the people's will in such a way that they may be peaceably changed if conflict occurs.
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a read more
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.
We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots and it will be over. read more
We are all in it together. This is a war. We take a few shots and it will be over. We will give them a few shots and it will be over.