"Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present."

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Source : Sidney Hook (2002). “Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom: The Essential Essays”, Pyr Books

Sidney Hook

#Inspirational Quotes #Death Quotes #Past Quotes

“It is the sweetest spring within the memory of man. So green, so mild, so beautiful! Ah, what a contrast between nature without and my own soul so torn with doubt and terror!”
“Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.”
“When you paint things exactly as they are, you don't show people anything that they couldn't see for themselves; you're telling them what they already know.”
“You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.”
“Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.”
“I believe this notion of separation of church and state was the figment of some infidel's imagination.”
“I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.”
“It's not good enough for us to have generations of kids that ... look forward to a better version of a cell phone with a video in it. They need to look forward to exploration.”

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