"In these anxious times many of us are less astonished that reason is ever suspended than that it should ever prevail, even during the briefest of intervals."

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Source : Morton Irving Seiden (1968). “The paradox of hate: a study in ritual murder”

Morton Irving Seiden

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“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture of their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.”
“But just as much as it is easy to find the differential [derivative] of a given quantity, so it is difficult to find the integral of a given differential. Moreover, sometimes we cannot say with certainty whether the integral of a given quantity can be found or not.”
“To us, it's vey natural. Initially, it sounded kind of strange to people, because it is different to put traditional Irish music in a pop and rock mode. But they get used to it -- it is our sound.”
“Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.”
“What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right.”
“I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts.”
“The morning brought with it, if not a brighter outlook, at least a measure of control, some acceptance. Instinctively, I knew that the new tear in my heart would always ache. That was just going to be a part of me now.”
“American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.”

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