"It is clear that 'social Darwinism' and 'survival of the fittest' were intended by Obama to evoke feelings of fear and disgust. It is highly doubtful that Obama knows anything about the history of these ideas, and it is even more doubtful that he cares. A concern for truth is not the coin of the political realm."

-- George H. Smith

#Ideas Quotes #Political Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so.”
“Joy came always after pain.”

Source : Guillaume Apollinaire, Donald Revell (1995). “Alcools: Poems”, p.13, Wesleyan University Press
“The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.”
“Because gay people were so much more visible, violence against gays was more common and reported on. But they were definitely related to each other. In the wake of AIDS, gay people felt like they had to organize, become much more active and visible. AIDS fostered a gay rights movement that made gay people more powerful and more vulnerable at the same time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“People often ask if I have a favorite song that I've written. And the answer is yes, but it depends on the day and what mood I'm in.”

Source : Source: stereosubversion.com
“After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.”

Source : Russ Carnahan's remarks at the United States House of Representatives (October 28, 2005), as quoted in "Congressional Record, Volume 151 - Part 18: October 27, 2005 to November 7, 2005 (Pages 23969 to 25296)" by Government Printing Office (p. 24193), 2010.
“If I could do one thing over I'd have been nicer to my parents.”
“One day every major city in America will have a telephone.”

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