"Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons."

-- Bertrand Russell

#4th Of July Quotes #Patriotic Quotes #Government Quotes

“Tyndall, ... I must remain plain Michael Faraday to the last; and let me now tell you, that if accepted the honour which the Royal Society desires to confer upon me, I would not answer for the integrity of my intellect for a single year.”
“The first duty of man is to take none of the principles of conduct upon trust; to do nothing without a clear and individual conviction that it is right to be done.”

Source : William Godwin (1793). “An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice: And Its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness”, p.597
“Nails didn't hold God to a cross. Love did.”
“Forget college, forget everything else, just educate yourself, your world around you, everything around you.”

Source : Source: www.parlemag.com
“We are not in the business of being original. We are in the business of reusing things that work.”
“Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player but his playing was suited for a different style of band.”
“When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.”

Source : Interview with Stephen Mooallem, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 3, 2009.
“Even when our death is imminent, we carry the image of ourselves moving forward, alive, into the future.”

Source : "Stay Awake". Book by Dan Chaon, 2012.

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