"The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned."

-- Hjalmar Branting

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“It is through the tongue, the pen, and the press that truth is principally propagated.”

Source : Sarah Grimke, Angelina Grimke (2015). “On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters”, p.96, Penguin
“I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic.”
“We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.”

Source : "Sophie, or The Secret Sentiments (Act 2)". Three-act drama by Madame de Stael, 1790.
“Gossip has been described as halitosis of the mind.”
“Listen to your second thought, or the third might be too late.”
“I love cooking all different things, so any form of meat, fish, anything else. I do have a really strict diet, but it's all protein and veg basically. When you are on a diet like that you have to get inventive, so you have to be willing to try any different fish that's out there. Probably a favourite of mine is some baked trout fillets, on a salad.”
“... I never look at my watch if I'm talking with someone. I think that's such an insulting gesture! It suggests you're trying to gauge whether you think what they're saying is worth your time. Rushing is no way to bring out what's best in people, and I'm always looking for the best. That's what's ultimately behind my determination to take my time.”
“In golf, 'close' is like the north and south rim of the Grand Canyon.”

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