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“Novelty is a concept of commerce, not an aesthetic concept.”
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“Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.”
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“If you have cancer, the most important single consideration is to get the maximum amount of vitamin B17 into your body in the shortest period of time. This is secondary to the medical skill involved in administering it, which is relatively minimal.”
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“Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.”
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“The only conclusion you can draw from the real historical movement is that by and large, in day-to-day life, what Lenin called trade union consciousness dominates the working class. I would call it elementary class consciousness of the working class.”
Source : Ernest Mandel (1994). “Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays”, Humanities Press Intl
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“But part of the job of economics is weeding out errors. That is much harder than making them, but also more fun.”
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“It's easier to keep your stuff then it is to expose it, because some people don't get it. At the cross, at the feet of Jesus, there were some people who said, "Good! I'm glad that you're dead." Then there were some that were crying and saying, "Why are you doing this to this innocent man?" It is not easy to do.”
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“Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.”
Source : "The Histories". Book by Herodotus, Book 7, Ch. 49, c. 440 BC.
