"Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement."

-- Marcus Aurelius

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“For capitalism flourishes best in a mobile and egalitarian society”

Source : Francis Fukuyama (2006). “The End of History and the Last Man”, p.120, Simon and Schuster
“When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it's impossible to make something so beautiful!”

Source : "Benigni interviewed by Adrian Wootton". Interview with Adrian Wootton, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 1998.
“What a waste of an education Rick Santorum is! ... Let's just pray that none of his home-schooled kids grow up to be an airline pilot, okay? That's all I'm asking. Please dear God, do not let any of these home-schooled kids grow up to be a surgeon, an airline pilot, or a nurse. Or somebody that's in charge of my trans-vaginal mandatory ultrasound. Seriously, no science-y things for them, you know, just religion, let them be all preachers or something.”
“I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.”
“Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought! Why do you stay in prison When the door is so wide open?”
“I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.”
“I had learned of Gertrude Steins bon mot that medicine opened all doors. This prompted me, in different moods, to view my future life as literary psychiatrist, globe-trotting tropical disease specialist, or academic internist.”
“There is a proud modesty in merit.”

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