"[On disagreeing with her husband about his slave-holding:] I cannot give my conscience into the keeping of another human being or submit the actions dictated by my conscience to their will."

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Fanny Kemble

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“A great man is one who can have power and not abuse it.”

Source : Henry Latham Doherty (1923). “Principles and ideas for Doherty men: papers, addresses and letters”
“We got a lot of politicians up there on Capital Hill. Ain't it funny how they prosper while the country stands still?”
“Computers are merely ingenious devices to fulfill unimportant functions. The computer revolution is an explosion of nonsense.”
“I would like to be a philosopher in ancient Athens and a poet in ancient China.”
“Before men can find peace and harmony within themselves they must first fall in love with their country.”
“We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.”

Source : Jerry A. Coyne (2009). “Why Evolution Is True”, p.106, Penguin
“I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.”
“Baking isLife. So when you describe what you're making, you must describe life. Do you see? It's not just recipes..”

Source : Jenny Colgan (2011). “The Little Book Of Sweets And Cake: A Jenny Colgan Sampler 2011”, p.5, Hachette UK

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