"The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension."

-- Bernard Crick

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“The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.”
“The responsibility of the scientist or journalist is to convey the context. If you're talking about the Arctic Sea ice, you have to embrace the reality that there's a huge number of other things that influence that on a year-to-year basis.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.”

Source : John Buchan (2016). “MYSTERY & ESPIONAGE Ultimate Collection – Complete Richard Hannay, Dickson McCunn & Sir Edward Leithen Series in One Premium Edition: The Greatest Tales of Mystery, Espionage & Nail-Biting Suspense: The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, The Three Hostages, Huntingtower, The Power-House, The Gap in the Curtain and many more”, p.2890, e-artnow
“The Supreme Court had the choice not only which way to rule, pro- or anti-gay marriage rights, but also how they were going to rule. They could have ruled just federalism, saying, "This isn't a matter for federal; this isn't a federal issue at all. States should decide it." Or they could decide it on equal protection grounds and say that, "Gay discrimination is wrong."”
“Although the general security situation for the Beijing Olympics remains stable, we still face the challenges of terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“Speaking of the murder of the younger Hanan, and other eminent nobles and hierarchs, Josephus says, "I cannot but think that it was because God had doomed this city to destruction as a polluted city, and was resolved to purge His sanctuary by fire, that He cut off these their great defenders and well-wishers; while those that a little before had worn the sacred garments and presided over the public worship, and had been esteemed venerable by those that dwelt in the whole habitable earth, were cast out naked, and seen to be the food of dogs and wild beasts."”

Source : Frederic William Farrar (1891). “The Sweet Story of Jesus: The Life of Christ”
“But I wouldn't call myself sadistic.”
“Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (eg. Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (eg. K, Ru, Cs).”

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