“I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.”
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“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.'”
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“This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself.”
― The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child
― The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child
“The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma.”
― Speeches and Writings 1832–1858
― Speeches and Writings 1832–1858
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
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