"A trial cannot be conducted by announcing the general culpability of a civilization. Only the actual deeds which, at least, stank in the nostrils of the entire world were brought to judgment."

-- Albert Camus

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“The love-lorn nightingale nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.”
“The Iranian regime gives financial support to terrorist organizations all over the world, denies the Holocaust, and calls for wiping the state of Israel from the map, while developing long-range missiles and trying to obtain nuclear weapons.”
“Who set Rome on fire? The man we must admire. For killing his wife, and taking the life of mother and brother and so many others, while plucking his damnable lyre.”

Source : Paul L. Maier (1991). “The Flames of Rome”, p.298, Kregel Publications
“If you read Keats's poems, they're often full of doubts and anxieties. They can be quite tough.”
“I like cooking - I make a good stir-fry and the family likes it when I make stewed chicken and macaroni and cheese.”
“But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral, for instance, that we like.”
“I'm a real low profile guy. So a date night for me is kind of curled up at home and watching something... have a nice glass of wine, a nice meal and we're all set.”
“One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.”

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