"A lawyer's brief will be brief, before a freethinker thinks freely."

-- Augustus William Hare

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“In all countries, in all centuries, the primary reason for government to set up schools is to undermine the politically weak by convincing their children that the leaders are good and their policies are wise. The core is religious intolerance. The sides simply change between the Atheists, Catholics, Protestants, Unitarians, etc., depending whether you are talking about the Soviet Union, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, America, etc. A common second reason is to prepare the boys to go to war and the girls to cheer them on.”

Source : "The Separation of School and State Alliance". Interview with Mary Leggewie, www.homeschoolchristian.com. June 3, 1999.
“Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.”

Source : Indira Gandhi (1971). “Selected Speeches of Indira Gandhi: The years of challenge, January 1966-August 1969”
“If we aren't capable of being hurt we aren't capable of feeling joy.”
“The thing about happiness is that it doesn't help you to grow; only unhappiness does that. So I'm grateful that my bed of roses was made up equally of blossoms and thorns. I've had a privileged, creative, exciting life, and I think that the parts that were less joyous were preparing me, testing me, strengthening me.”

Source : Lana Turner (1982). “Lana--the lady, the legend, the truth”, Dutton Adult
“The Venus Project is a translation of all religions: The end of war, the end of poverty, the brotherhood of humanity. Â If that isn't spiritual, like I've said before, I don't know what is.”
“The increasing influence of the Bible is marvelously great, penetrating everywhere. It carries with it a tremendous power of freedom and justice guided by a combined force of wisdom and goodness.”
“A photographer needs to be a good editor of negatives and prints! In fact, most of the prints I make are for my eyes only, and they are no good. I find the single most valuable tool in the darkroom is my trash can - that's where most of my prints end up.”
“People do a better job if they respect the leader of the company. I learned that on my mission -- the value of people and how to truly appreciate them,”

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