"Mob law is the most forcible expression of an abnormal public opinion; it shows that society is rotten to the core."

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Source : Timothy Thomas Fortune, Seth Moglen (2007). “Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South”, Simon and Schuster

Timothy Thomas Fortune

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“Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out.”
“As wonderful as it is, not everyone likes magic. Try to only share your magic with people who enjoy it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jay Sankey from Sep 18, 2016
“Man's desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy (conscience) within his gates; and it keeps watch over him, vigilant always in the interests of its master to crush any half-formed desire to break away from the herd.”
“For policy makers interested in using tax policy to stimulate investments or especially to smooth business cycle fluctuations, the results are not promising.”
“I would say Will came at a time in my life where he saw beauty in me that I didn't see in myself at the time. And, you know, he saw a diamond in the rough and kind of, picked me up and blew off all the dust and said, 'I'm telling you, I'm going to make you shine, girl.'”
“More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is blue to give us an idea of the infinite. And that blood is red so that murder will be more easily detected and criminals will be brought to justice. Yes, and I believe that I shall live forever, but I shall live without reason.”

Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (1998). “The Gate of Angels”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“A mother knows what her child's gone through, even if she didn't see it herself.”

Source : Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Willem Samuels (2002). “The girl from the coast: a novel”, Hyperion Books
“Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.”

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