"I think some orator commenting upon that fate said that though the winds of heaven might whistle around an Englishman's cottage, the King of England could not."

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Source : Speach in the U.S. Senate, May 10, 1880.

John James Ingalls

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“Hunger is isolating; it may not and cannot be experienced vicariously. He who never felt hunger can never know its real effects, both tangible and intangible. Hunger defies imagination; it even defies memory. Hunger is felt only in the present.”
“Have they defected? They have not gone yet.”
“The task I'm trying to achieve, above all, is to make you see.”
“Christmas turns things tail-end foremost. The day and the spirit of Christmas rearrange the world parade. As the world arranges it, usually there come first in importance -- leading the parade with a big blare of a band -- the Big Shots. Frequently they are also the Stuffed Shirts. That's the first of the parade. Then at the tail end, as of little importance, trudge the weary, the poor, the lame, the halt, and the blind. But in the Christmas spirit, the procession is turned around. Those at the tail end are put first in the arrangement of the Child of Christmas.”
“This practice of adoration is based on strong and solid reasons. For the Eucharist is at once a sacrifice and a sacrament; but it differs from the other sacraments in that it not only produces grace, but contains in a permanent manner the Author of Grace Himself. When, therefore, the Church bids us to adore Christ hidden behind the Eucharistic veils and to pray to Him for spiritual and temporal favors, of which we ever stand in need, she manifests faith in her divine Spouse who is present beneath these veils, she professes her gratitude to Him, and she enjoys the intimacy of His friendship”
“The first casualty of any battle is the plan of attack.”

Source : Cory Doctorow (2015). “For The Win”, p.331, Booklassic
“If you are on Craigslist to get a sofa, and you see one for free. You think thereâ€™s something tragically wrong with it - maybe there are bedbugs. But if you see a sofa on there for $2,500, you think â€˜oh man, that sofa must be amazingâ€™. Itâ€™s the same thing with art - you set your own value.”
“He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive.”

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