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At the end of about a week, I called back and said, "I need something to compare this to. Could read more
At the end of about a week, I called back and said, "I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?"
A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and exalts habit into partnership with read more
A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and exalts habit into partnership with the soul's highest needs, is not to be had where and how she wills.
 Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
 [Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.]  
 Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
 [Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.] 
 Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
 [Lat., Aequa lege necessitas
  Sortitur insignes et imos.]  
 Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
 [Lat., Aequa lege necessitas
  Sortitur insignes et imos.] 
The art of our necessities is strange, That can make vile things precious.
The art of our necessities is strange, That can make vile things precious.
 Necessity is a violent school-mistress.
 [Fr., C'est une violente maistresse d'eschole que la necessite.]  
 Necessity is a violent school-mistress.
 [Fr., C'est une violente maistresse d'eschole que la necessite.] 
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed read more
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
 It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to 
live in necessity.
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 It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to 
live in necessity.
 [Lat., Malum est necessitati vivere; sed in necessitate vivere 
necessitas nulla est.] 
Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not read more
Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and moral needs. Government is not a father or mother. Government has never raised a child, and it never will.