"In the circumstances in which the Republic finds itself, the constitution cannot be inaugurated; it would destroy itself ... The provisional government of France is revolutionary until there is peace."

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Source : Speech on October 10, 1793. "Oeuvres Complètes de Saint-Just", Volume 2, pp. 83-88, 1908.

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

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“In any open question, we should argue from what we do know to what we do not know. We do know that fervent legends and stubborn myths arise easily and naturally. We do not know that dead people rise from the grave.”
“If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports which put your life in danger from time to time. It breeds a saneness in dealing with day to day trivialities which probably cannot be got in any other way, and a habit of quick decisions.”
“Physical life is characterized by defensiveness, whereas spiritual life is just the opposite.”

Source : Eben Alexander (2012). “Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife”, p.117, Simon and Schuster
“The difference between the mile and the marathon is the difference between burning your fingers with a match and being slowly roasted over hot coals.”
“I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.”

Source : "Rick Springfield on Battle With Depression, Promiscuity" by Lauren Sher, abcnews.go.com. October 12, 2010.
“There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.”
“I emphasize that I am full of ambition and hope and of full charm of life. But I can renounce all at the time of need, and that is the real sacrifice.”

Source : "Selected writings of Shaheed Bhagat Singh" by Bhagat Singh, (p. 65), 1986.
“This is fictional time, where events play out and possibilities are exhausted, so that meaning can emerge.”

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