"How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization."

-- Chen Guangcheng

#Civilization Quotes #Treats Quotes

“Where do I come into all of this? Am I just some animal or dog?' And that started them off govoreeting real loud and throwing slovos at me. So I creeched louder still, creeching: 'Am I just to be like a clockwork orange?”
“Another characteristic of mathematical thought is that it can have no success where it cannot generalize.”
“We were with Hayden Schlossberg enormous fans of that first American Pie. We were in college when it came out, and we watched it over and over and over again.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“We're not the States of America; we're the United States of America. If states don't get what they need, we're not going to have a successful plan, period.”
“Seeing, looking at what others cannot bear to see is what my life is all about.”

Source : Don McCullin (2010). “Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography”, p.4, Random House
“By its very looseness, by its way of evoking rather than defining, suggesting rather than saying, English is a magnificent vehicle for emotional poetry.”
“Humility is the essence of repentance. Humility is selfless, not selfish. ItÂ doesn'tÂ demand its own way or speak with moral superiority. Instead, humility answers softlyÂ and listens kindly for understanding, not vindication.Â Humility recognizes that no one can change someone else, but with faith, effort, and the help of God,Â weÂ can undergoÂ our ownÂ mighty change of heart.”
“[W]e declare it is a grievous sin before God to adopt restrictive measures in disobedience to God's divine command from the beginning of time to 'multiply and replenish the earth.' Surely those who project such measures to prevent life or to destroy life before or after birth will reap the whirlwind of God's retribution, for God will not be mocked.”

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