"Those who want to burn books are either afraid of the ideas contained within the covers or they haven't the courage to stand up for the views which they themselves profess to hold."

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Source : Tommy Douglas' remarks during a budget debate at the Saskatchewan Legislature, February 17, 1954.

Tommy Douglas

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“Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.”

Source : Sappho, Mary Barnard (1958). “Sappho”, p.116, Univ of California Press
“Well, certainly at the Golden Globes, during every commercial break everyone gets up and schmoozes with each other.”

Source : "Jesse Tyler Ferguson Dishes About Tie The Knot, Making The Award-Show Rounds And The Biggest ‘Modern Family’ Diva". Interview with Matthew Jacobs, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 26, 2013.
“I was not a lovable child, and I'd grown into a deeply unlovable adult. Draw a picture of my soul, and it'd be a scribble with fangs.”
“I am the type to receive stress if I am not working.”

Source : "Date with Super Junior - Interview with Yesung". "Date with" Magazine Interview, Volume 1 (translated), www.twitlonger.com. May 29, 2013.
“Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. To inspire in others a desire to chance for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.”
“Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn. I am now an expert in governance.”

Source : "President Museveni Says Long Ruling Good for Africa" by Tabu Butagira, www.thecitizen.co.tz. February 20, 2012.
“I get too hungry for dinner at eight. I like the theater, but never come late. I never bother with people I hate. That's why the lady is a tramp.”

Source : 'The Lady is a Tramp' (1937 song; music by Richard Rodgers)
“I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.”

Source : "Father Andrew Greeley Extended Interview". Interview With Judy Valente, www.pbs.org. May 10, 2002.

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