The Americans are poor haters in international affairs because of their innate feeling of superiority over all foreigners. An American's hatred for a fellow American...is far more virulent than any antipathy he can work up against foreigners...Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.
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A man is but what he knows.
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Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
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The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.
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A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.
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You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
