Alex Cribbs
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it is a maxim founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest; and no prudent statesman or politician will venture to depart from it.
“Brother," wrote one Cherokee chief, "we give up to our white brothers all the land we could any how spare, and have but little left...and we hope you won't let any people take any more from us without our consent. We are neither birds nor fish; we can neither fly in the air nor live under water.... We are made by the same hand and in the same shape as yourselves.”
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“The cosmic perspective opens our minds to extraordinary ideas but does not leave them so open that our brain spill out, making us susceptible to believing anything we're told.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“But who gets to think that way? Who gets to celebrate this cosmic view of life? Not the migrant farm worker. Not the sweatshop workers. Certainly not the homeless person rummaging through the trash for food. You need the luxury of time not spent on mere survival. You need to live in a nation whose government values the search to understand humanity's place in the universe. You need a society in which intellectual pursuit can take you to the frontiers of discovery, and in which news of your discoveries can be routinely disseminated.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“She did this in order to distract her mind, that she might forget; and she only filled her head thus in order to alleviate the weight on her heart.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“It is well known, that when one side only of a story is heard, and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it, insensibly.”
― His Excellency: George Washington
― His Excellency: George Washington
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