"The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert than its friends."

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Source : William Walker (1860). “The War in Nicaragua”, p.278

William Walker

#Civilization Quotes #Enemy Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“To begin a reform, go not into the places of the great and rich; go rather to those whose cups of happiness are empty--to the poor and humble.”

Source : Lew Wallace (2010). “Ben-Hur: A Story of the Christ”, p.23, Cosimo, Inc.
“Another thing that escapes me is HOW to give substance to the forms. One day they look solid and 'real' and they seem to hinge upon each other and splinter and creak, fall with a thud to the bottom of the canvas and drag across the surface, and the next day they are like dust, all lightweight and just stuck there.”

Source : John McEwen, Paula Rego (1992). “Paula Rego”
“I am an Arsenal player and I don't think about anything else. I'm not going to say no to anybody, nor am I going to say yes to anybody. I did not say that I was going to leave Arsenal to go to Barcelona, because equally Barcelona doesn't want me.”
“A heavenly portal is a spherical opening of light that offers divine protection by which angels and heavenly beings can come and go, without demonic interference. God has designed portals to begin in the third Heaven, travel through the second Heaven, and open upon Earth.”
“I'm a godmother, that's a great thing to be, a godmother. She calls me god for short, that's cute, I taught her that.”
“Shall I project a world?”
“There are all kinds of stupid people that annoy me but what annoys me most is a lazy argument.”
“Breastfeeding is the very best diet I've been on.”

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