"Hackberry Holland's greatest fear was his fellow man's propensity to act collectively, in militaristic lockstep, under the banner of God and country. Mobs did not rush across town to do good deeds, and in Hackberry's view, there was no more odious taint on any social or political endeavor than universal approval."

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Source : James Lee Burke (2011). “The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel”, p.540, Simon and Schuster

James Lee Burke

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“The Copernican revolution brought about by Kant was, I think, the most important single turning point in the history of philosophy.”

Source : "Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper". Book by Bryan Magee, 1997.
“Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.”
“I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to slow down because when I get excited, I start to sound like myself and my American accent goes away.”
“Sooner or later, we will face a catastrophic threat from space. Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire planet. If we prepare now, we better our odds of survival. The dinosaurs never knew what hit them.”
“In reality, climate change is actually the biggest thing thats going on every single day.”
“Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved.”
“You see gay relationships that are just stunning in the quality of the relationship.”

Source : "Justin Welby speaks of same-sex challenges for Church". www.bbc.com. March 21, 2013.
“The greatest privilege and greatest duty for any man is to be happily married, and no other form of success or service, for either man or woman, can be wisely accepted as a substitute or alternative”

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