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On the issue of slavery, Lafayette urged Washington and other Founding Fathers to do away with the destructive and immoral practice.
It was as obvious then, as it is today, that slavery is not consistent with liberty. Lafayette and many of his contemporaries had figured it out.
“Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.”
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“Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that when children disobeyed their parents, smoked cigarettes and made war on each other, the seasons would change: Jem and I were burdened with the guilt of contributing to the aberrations of nature, thereby causing unhappiness to our neighbors and discomfort to ourselves.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. —Anatole France, Nobel Laureate, 1921”
― West With Giraffes
― West With Giraffes
“There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each differently.”
― The Kid Stays in the Picture
― The Kid Stays in the Picture
“Hate can be a deeply stimulating emotion. The world becomes easier to understand and much less terrifying if you divide everything and everyone into friends and enemies, we and they, good and evil. The easiest way to unite a group isn't through love, because love is hard, It makes demands. Hate is simple. So the first thing that happens in a conflict is that we choose a side, because that's easier than trying to hold two thoughts in our heads at the same time. The second thing that happens is that we seek out facts that confirm what we want to believe - comforting facts, ones that permit life to go on as normal. The third is that we dehumanize our enemy.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
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