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“The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.”
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“Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.”
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“The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the greatest simplification, for the sake of convenience, can we say 'Africa'. In reality, except as a geographical appellation, Africa does not exist.”
Source : Ryszard Kapuscinski (2001). “The Shadow of the Sun”, p.6, Vintage
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“They who boast of their tolerance merely give others leave to be as careless about religion as they are themselves. A walrus might as well pride itself on its endurance of cold.”
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“An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.”
Source : Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1852). “Romance and reality”, p.70
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“My chief reason for choosing Christianity was because the mysteries were incomprehensible. What's the point of revelation if we could figure it out ourselves? If it were wholly comprehensible, then it would just be another philosophy.”
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“We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.”
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“Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done to manipulate them.”
Source : "Glenn Beck: Are You a Radical?". "Glenn Beck", www.foxnews.com. September 21, 2010.