"We're not at war with all Muslims, we're at war with a subset of Islam that believes in killing in the name of religion, as jihadis do."

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Source : Source: abcnews.go.com

Benjamin E. Sasse

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“And she, the new mother of a daughter, felt a fierceness come over her that seized at her heart, that made her feel as if her bones were turned to steel, as if she could turn herself into a weapon to keep this daughter of hers from having to be hurt by the world outside the ring of her arms.”
“Are we to regard the world of nature simply as a storehouse to be robbed for the immediate benefit of man? ... Does man have any responsibility for the preservation of a decent balance in nature, for the preservation of rare species, or even for the indefinite continuance of his race?”
“Inconstancy no sin will prove If we consider that we love But the same beauty in another face, Like the same body in another place.”
“I'm looking forward to visiting the Philippines. I heard that there are so many big malls there and so many beaches.”
“Shame is the proper reaction when one has purposefully violated the accepted behavior of society. Inflicting it is etiquette's response when its rules are disobeyed. The law has all kinds of nasty ways of retaliating when it is disregarded, but etiquette has only a sense of social shame to deter people from treating others in ways they know are wrong. So naturally Miss Manners wants to maintain the sense of shame. Some forms of discomfort are fully justified, and the person who feels shame ought to be dealing with removing its causes rather than seeking to relieve the symptoms.”

Source : Judith Martin (1996). “Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: From Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits, Dissing, and Other Lapses in Civility”, Crown
“I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.”
“I recall that, the first time I met a Geordie speaker, it was some days before I could understand a single word he was saying.”
“Supporting the troops has got to mean more than bumper stickers on pickup trucks, my friends. We need to give them what they need.”

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