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We will find neither national purpose nor personal satisfaction in a mere continuation of economic progress, in an endless amassing of worldly goods. We cannot measure national spirit by the Dow Jones Average, nor national achievement by
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Quote from Robert Kennedy the year he was assassinated
“There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.”
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“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
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“There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can’t remember what the second one is.”
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“Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.”
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“In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
(Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)”
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(Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)”
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