"Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes."

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Source : Sir Henry Taylor (1836). “The Statesman”, p.132

Henry Taylor

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“Strange the workings of the heart. One could go on for years, habituated to loss, reconciled to it, and then, in a moments unwary thought, the pain resurfaced, sharp and raw as a fresh wound.”
“Richard Dawkins says he can't be sure God doesn't exist. Well, you know what I do when I'm not sure about something? I go on a big crusade about it and write a bunch of books on the subject. No, wait, that sounds more like what someone with a mental disorder would do. That's one of the crazy things about lots of atheists: They're whole movement is supposed to be about being logical and reasonable, yet they tend to rail against religion is a very mindless way that doesn't seem to serve any more purpose than a tantrum. Perhaps I just don't understand their strong faith in not having faith.”
“A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people about one.”
“Animal experiments occupy a central place in the material and spiritual edifice of our whole civilization. We are speaking here of one of those foundation stones whose removal could cause the whole house to collapse.”

Source : Rudolf Bahro (1986). “Building the Green movement”, Library Company of Philadelphia
“The girl she said, I didnâ€™t tell you this because it was a small thing, but little girls, they leave their hearts at home when they walk outside. Hearts are so precious. They donâ€™t want to lose them.”
“The Courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement; the consequences would be the substitution of their pleasure for that of the legislative body.”
“Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their opressors.”
“We have to gamble, and sometimes lose as George Ainslie argues; this keeps the appetite for life sharp.”

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