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“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“...when I betray myself, others' faults become immediately inflated in my heart and mind. I begin to 'horribilize' others. That is, I begin to make them out to be worse than they really are. And I do this because the worse they are, the more justified I feel.”
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
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“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.”
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“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”
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