"It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary or important qualifications for political station. When a citizen gives his vote to a man of immorality , he abuses his civic responsibilty. He sacrifices not only his own interest but that of his neighbor, and he betrays the interest of his country."

-- Noah Webster

#Country Quotes #Religious Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.”

Source : Interview with Warner Troyer in Toronto for the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, March 1977.
“Another hundred years may pass before we understand the true significance of Apollo. Lunar exploration was not the equivalent of an American pyramid, some idle monument to technology, but more of a Rosetta stone, a key to unlocking dreams as yet undreamed.”
“One of the people from my online team said he didn't notice - almost immediately after the [Donald] Trump victory within the following days, he noticed that there was a severe spike in hateful messages that were coming towards me.”
“There is an evening twilight of the heart, When its wild passion-waves are lulled to rest.”

Source : Fitz-Greene Halleck (1827). “Alnwick Castle, with Other Poems”, p.31
“The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain number of the young of the nation while they are growing up.”
“I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk.”
“When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple computer in a garage in Palo Alto, it heralded the beginning of the PC revolution that ultimately dealt a death-blow to dozens of older companies.”
“Lana del Rey is not bad at all. She looks very much like a modern-time singer. In her photos she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants? She's not alone with implants.”

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