"we have accumulated a wealth of historical experience which confirms our belief that the scales of American justice are out of balance."

-- Angela Davis

#Justice Quotes #Historical Quotes #Balance Quotes

“The great thing is to become Saints.”
“And who can deny that Stalin and Mao, not to mention Pol Pot and a host of others, all committed atrocities in the name of Communist ideology that was explicitly atheistic.”
“The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why Not the Best?,' published in 1975.”
“I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.”
“I'm a huge fan of 'Sons of Anarchy.'”
“The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.”

Source : Martha Grimes (2013). “The Man with a Load of Mischief”, p.37, Simon and Schuster
“The world, and whatever that be which we call the heavens, by the vault of which all things are enclosed, we must conceive to be a deity, to be eternal, without bounds, neither created nor subject at any time to destruction. To inquire what is beyond it is no concern of man; nor can the human mind form any conjecture concerning it.”
“How could I think the brief years were enough To prove the reality of endless love?”

Source : Delmore Schwartz (1967). “Selected Poems (1938-1958): Summer Knowledge”, p.200, New Directions Publishing

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