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“One of the criticisms I make is to what I refer to as more of a libertarianish right . . . This whole idea of personal autonomy, well I don’t think most conservatives hold that point of view. Some do. They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do . . . Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world . . .”
Source : "A Win-Win Election" by James Taranto, www.wsj.com. January 4, 2012.
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“It can be argued that rapists deserve to be raped, that mutilators deserve to be mutilated. Most societies, however, refrain from responding in this way because the punishment is not only degrading to those on whom it is imposed, but it is also degrading to the society that engages in the same behavior as the criminals.”
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“I do love animals so much, and have a great respect for them emotionally and intellectually, because they are so different from human beings.”
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“I wonder at the idleness of tears.”
Source : Lizette Woodworth Reese (1928). “Lizette Woodworth Reese ...”
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“Boredom is usually what spurs either bad decisions or any decision at all.”
Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered.”
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“The public totally discounts low-probability high-consequence events. The individual says, it's not going to be this plane, this bus, this time.”
Source : Amanda Ripley (2009). “The Unthinkable: Who survives when disaster strikes - and why”, p.63, Random House
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“The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.”