"I am not concerned with dodging the odium of the word. The proposed definition of democracy is socialistic . . . (democracy) should be characterized not so much socialistic, as unscrupulously and loyally nationalistic."

-- Herbert Croly

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“In the consciousness of the end is the limitation of the moment.”
“But the human spirit is resilient. God made us so. He gave us the ability to forgive. To leave our past behind. To look forward instead of back.”
“The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborgini to the Gran Prix track to watch the charter buses race.”
“Luck always plays a part for everyone, whether they want to admit it or not. I was very lucky, and I know it.”
“Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with an allegiance toward our elected officials, toward our founding fathers, toward our institutions, toward the preservation of this form of government that we have. Patriotism, nationalism, and sovereignty, all that proves that children are sick because a truly well individual is one who has rejected all of those things, and is truly the international child of the future.”
“All unrest is but the struggle of the soul to reassure herself of her inborn immortality.”
“Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love.”
“Take your job seriously, BUT don't take their complaints personally. If you take it personally you'll get upset and lose your edge. If you take it too personally, you'll lose your edge and your job. If you take it seriously -- it's you with them. If you take it personally, it's you against them. What steps can you take to ensure keeping your cool?”

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