"We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent or self-satisfied; they are, if sound, the spearhead of progress. If they are fundamentally wrong, free discussion will in time put an end to them."

-- Abraham Flexner

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“Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.”
“Love must be learned and learned again; There is no end.”
“self-possession is the ability to face without fear life in all its contradictions.”

Source : Vivian Gornick (1978). “Essays in feminism”, HarperCollins Publishers
“The love of action is a principle of a much stronger and more doubtful nature. It often leads to anger, to ambition, and to revenge; but when it is guided by the sense of propriety and benevolence, it becomes the parent of every virtue, and, if those virtues are accompanied with equal abilities, a family, a state, or an empire may be indebted for their safety and prosperity to the undaunted courage of a single man.”
“A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe a word of this: try asking the children of Indochina who were dumped by their parents for inherited deformities that were attributed to sins in a previous 'life.”
“Ive been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too.”
“War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.”
“The nuclear bomb is the most useless weapon ever invented. It can be employed to no rational purpose. It is not even an effective defense against itself.”

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