"There is a much more exact correspondence between the natural and moral world than we are apt to take notice of."

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Source : Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax (1848). “The Works of ... Joseph Butler ... to which is Prefixed: Sermons. Correspondence between Dr. Butler and Dr. Clarke”, p.21

Joseph Butler

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“As a biologist, I can't think of myself as anything but an animal among animals and plant.”
“Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.”
“How we use the knowledge we gain determines our progress on earth, in space or on the moon. Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.”
“Cinema is the most challenging art form that you as an artist can create. It's easier to paint a painting because you're very alone. You just have the canvas in front of you and then you do stuff. I'm not saying it's easy to paint, but it's a solitary thing. Whereas movies combine so many different things from pre-production to production, sound design, production designing, leading, organizing, while still being creative.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Ask for what end the heavenly bodies shine, Earth for whose use? Pride answers, 'Tis for mine For me kind nature wakes her genial power, Suckles each herb, and spreads out every flower.”
“Political reform need not go hand in hand with economicÂ liberalization.. I hold unconventional views about this.. I do not believe if you are a libertarian, full of diverse opinions, full of competing ideas in the market place, full of sound and fury, therefore you will succeed.”
“It's very simple. If the American people care about a lot of things including corruption in government, then, in fact, if you use the power to appoint in order to do political business, to clear fields, to save your party money and so on, if it's not a crime - and I believe it is - it certainly is business as usual, politics of corruption”

Source : "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace", www.foxnews.com. May 31, 2010.
“You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.”

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