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    “The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”
    ― Sydney J. Harris
    tags: nationalism, patriotism, war
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    Camille Paglia
    “We cannot have a world where everyone is a victim. "I'm this way because my father made me this way. I'm this way because my husband made me this way." Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But then you must take charge, you must take over, you are responsible.”
    ― Camille Paglia
    tags: america, art, criticism, culture, democrat, inspirational, liberal, libertarian, republican, responsibility, sex, trauma, victim
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    Camille Paglia
    “The Earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed they were eternal.”
    ― Camille Paglia
    tags: camille-paglia
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  • #4
    Dwight David Eisenhower
    “Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.”
    ― Dwight D. Eisenhower
    tags: conservatism, conservatives, democrats, extremism, liberalism, liberals, politics, republicans
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  • #5
    Mark Twain
    “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: patriotism, politics
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  • #6
    Malcolm X
    “You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
    ― Malcolm X, By Any Means Necessary
    tags: philosophy, politics
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  • #7
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: democracy, fascism, liberty, loss, politics, society, totalitarianism, war
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  • #8
    Karl Marx
    “The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.”
    ― Karl Marx
    tags: duopoly, oppression, politics, representation, repression, society
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  • #9
    Voltaire
    “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
    ― Voltaire
    tags: double-standards, ethics, governments, humor, irony, killing, law, mankind, morality, murder, nationalism, nations, war
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  • #10
    Howard Zinn
    “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
    ― Howard Zinn
    tags: nationalism, patriotism, war
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  • #11
    John Green
    “Your now is not your forever.”
    ― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
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    John Green
    “no one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again. aa”
    ― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
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    John Green
    “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't.”
    ― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
    tags: brain, brains, hope, inner-thoughts, mental-health, mental-illness, thoughts
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  • #14
    Isaac Asimov
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    ― Isaac Asimov
    tags: democracy, elite, elitism, elitist, voter, voting
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    Vladimir Lenin
    “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.”
    ― Vladimir Lenin
    tags: communism, democracy, freedom, history, hope, individualism, philosophy, politics, revolution, socialism
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  • #16
    Bertrand Russell
    “Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.”
    ― Bertrand Russell, New Hopes for a Changing World
    tags: communism, democracy, dishonesty, funny, humour, politicians, politics, revolution, socialism
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  • #17
    Abraham Lincoln
    “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
    tags: apathy, democracy, elections, voting
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  • #18
    Leon Trotsky
    “The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.”
    ― Leon Trotsky, Their Morals and Ours: The Class Foundations of Moral Practice
    tags: communism, democracy, freedom, history, liberty, philosophy, politics, revolution, socialism, utilitarianism
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  • #19
    Albert Einstein
    “The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: communism, democracy, freedom, history, hope, individualism, philosophy, politics, revolution, socialism
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    Ray Bradbury
    “Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority. We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you to know with which ear you'll listen.”
    ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
    tags: democracy, diversity, minorities
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  • #21
    Edward Abbey
    “Anarchism is democracy taken seriously.”
    ― Edward Abbey
    tags: anarchism, anarchy, democracy, politics
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  • #22
    “Politics: “Poli” a Latin word meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".”
    ― Myron Fagan
    tags: corruption, democracy, dishonesty, politicians, politics
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  • #23
    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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  • #24
    Neil Gaiman
    “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
    ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
    tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton
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  • #25
    If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use
    “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: books, reading
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  • #26
    C.S. Lewis
    “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
    ― C.S. Lewis
    tags: books, inspirational, reading, tea
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    Jane Austen
    “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    tags: books, library, reading
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    Mark Twain
    “′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: books, classic, reading
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  • #29
    I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
    “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
    ― Jorge Luis Borges
    tags: books, library
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  • #30
    Stephen King
    “Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.”
    ― Stephen King
    tags: books
    6983 likes



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