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“for a taste for variety is one of the characteristic passions of democracy.”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America
“Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.”
― Lust for Life
― Lust for Life
“John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), English philosopher, political theorist, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential liberal thinker of the 19th century whose works on liberty justified freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was an exponent of utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham, although his conception of it was very different from Bentham's. He clearly set forth the premises of the scientific method.”
― On Liberty
― On Liberty
“The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady.”
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“For a moment, I’m a part of it all. Then I’m just apart.”
― Reached
― Reached
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