"Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men."

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Source : Jane Addams (2006). “Jane Addams's Essays and Speeches on Peace”, p.303, A&C Black

Jane Addams

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“Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.”

Source : "Cee Lo Green: 'I'd do a lot more damage if I could'" by Angus Batey, www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2010.
“in the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house - our houses.”
“I, Tivadar Kosztka, who gave up his prime of youth for the rebirth of the world, accepting the call of the invisible Spirit, had a regular civil job, comfort, wealth then ... Going to Paris in 1907 I oppositely standed alone in front of millions with only the result of the divine providence, and I beat the vanity of the world hollow, but I haven't killed 10 million people, only sobered them. I haven't made commercials from things, because I didn't care for the pedlar's press; I retired from the world instead, going to the top of the Lebanons, and I painted cedars.”

Source : "The Positivum". Pamphlet by Tivadar Kosztka Csontvary, written between 1910-1920.
“Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours.”
“If I didn't believe it in my own mind, I never would have seen it.”
“You never knew what to expect with Ingrid. One minute she could be sawing the locks off Pierpont's freezers; the next, providing shelter for the homeless birds of Switzerland.”
“Pro wrestling is what my dad did”
“I love cabdrivers. I love their unpredictable manners. I love the pictures of their families on the visors. I love the fact that most of them think I'm Martha Stewart.”

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