"We exist within the question of God."

-- William Barrett

“Religious hatreds ought not to be propagated at all, but certainly not on a tax-exempt basis.”
“Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.”
“Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not.”
“I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence,' because I don't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I would love to kill George Bush. I don't know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die, the anger in me is just beyond belief. It's our duty as human beings, whatever age we are, to become the protectors of human life.”
“The first duty of a man is to think for himself”
“I have to deplore the systematic manner in which the literature of Europe has continued to put out of sight our obligations to the Muhammadans. Surely they cannot be much longer hidden. Injustice founded on religious rancour and national conceit cannot be perpetuated forever. The Arab has left his intellectual impress on Europe. He has indelibly written it on the heavens as any one may see who reads the names of the stars on a common celestial globe.”

Source : "A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe". Book by John William Draper, Harper & brothers, p. 356, 1863.
“Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat.”
“It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often the last we think about.”

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