"Some paradox of our natures leads us, when once we have made our fellow men the objects of our enlightened interest, to go on to make them the objects of our pity , then of our wisdom , ultimately of our coercion."

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Source : Lionel Trilling (2012). “The Liberal Imagination”, p.221, New York Review of Books

Lionel Trilling

#Men Quotes #Goes On Quotes #Fellow Man Quotes

“I'm part of a community that holds each other up, and it's been great to be held up too.”
“I think there are two areas where new ideas are terribly dangerous: economics and sex. By and large, it's all been tried, and if it's really new, it's probably illegal or dangerous or unhealthy.”
“You are skilled. I exhort you.”
“I have lived in the United States and I know the might of their industrial complex. The United States is a sleeping giant and I am afraid that our attack has awakened it.”
“One of the most important things, that we [in US] have to engage is unleashing our domestic energy production opportunities. It does come down to "drill, baby, drill," in addition to an "all of the above" energy policy.”
“Because of him(Kikwang) I was able to join BEAST.”
“Helicopters make everything better.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Better a man honor his profession than be honored by it.”

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