"If the equality of individuals and the dignity of man be myths, they are myths to which the republic is committed."

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Source : Howard Mumford Jones (1952). “The Bright Medusa”

Howard Mumford Jones

#Men Quotes #Republic Quotes #Dignity Quotes

“I think you can have a whole terrific, smart career as a second and third banana and work more and have much less risk than the lead guy. But I like being the lead guy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I must follow them. I am their leader.”

Source : Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1932). “Conflicts of Principle”
“Silences, as every observer knows, have strange characteristics all their own - passionate silences, and hateful silences, and silences full of friendly, purring content.”
“Charisma will sustain a relationship only in the way that strong coffee first thing in the morning will sustain a career.”
“Becoming obsessed with what people think is the quickest way to forget about what God thinks.”
“The idea of having new perspectives on our planet, and actually being able to get that message out, gets me out of bed every day with a spring in my step.”
“Ruin seize thee, ruthless king! Confusion on thy banners wait! Though fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air with idle state.”
“I am a rare species, not a stereotype.”

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