"Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism."

-- William Kristol

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“If art, all art, is concerned with truth, then a society in denial will not find much use for it.”
“Eating is an environmental act.”
“While some multimillionaires started in poverty, most did not. A study of the origins of 303 textile, railroad and steel executives of the 1870s showed that 90 percent came from middle- or upper-class families. The Horatio Alger stories of "rags to riches" were true for a few men, but mostly a myth, and a useful myth for control.”
“Give money to universities â€” that would be asking for trouble. All those places do is turn out more Communists.”
“It makes sense to me that the polyglot wouldn't know what language he dreamed in.”

Source : "Poetry As a Way of Thinking: An Interview with James Arthur". Interview with Emilia Phillips, www.32poems.com.
“Death," said Akiva. His life was leaving him fast now that he no longer held his wound. His eyes just wanted to drift closed. "I'm ready." "Well, I'm not. I hear it's dull, being dead." She said it lightly, amused, and he peered up at her. Had she just made a joke? She smiled. Smiled He did, too. Amazed, he felt it happening, as if her smile had triggered a reflex in him. "Dull sounds nice," he said, letting his eyes flutter closed. "Maybe I can catch up on my reading.”
“This regard for the liberties of Europe, this care at one time for the protestant interest, this excessive love for the balance of power, is neither more nor less than a gigantic system of outdoor relief for the aristocracy of Great Britain.”

Source : 1858 Speech, Birmingham, 29 Oct.
“I have always been haunted by the feeling that the painter has much to gain from making use of the forces that tend to work against his action”

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