"Most Americans would say that they disapproved of violence. But what they really mean is that they believe it should be the monopoly of the state."

-- Edgar Friedenberg

#Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes #Violence Quotes

“During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come.”
“In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.”
“Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.”
“If I had a chance with him, I missed it. No, I didn't miss it. I threw it away.”
“Raymond Aron ascribes to Weber the view that 'each man's conscience is irrefutable.' ... while [Weber] holds that an agent may be more or less rational in acting consistently with his values, the choice of any one particular evaluative stance or commitment can be no more rational than any other. All faiths and all evaluations are equally non-rational...”
“Nothing that has happened has made me feel gloomy or remain depressed. I love my life.”

Source : Luciano Pavarotti (1995). “Pavarotti, My World”, Crown Pub
“A doctor is not a religious man. You should never give people vague hope or possibility.”
“Remember anything you want that's valuable requires you to break through short-term pain in order to gain long-term pleasure.”

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