"Liberal relativism has its roots in the natural right tradition of tolerance or in the notion that everyone has a natural right to the pursuit of happiness as he understands happiness; but in itself it is a seminary of intolerance."

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Source : Leo Strauss (1953). “Natural Right and History”, p.6, University of Chicago Press

Leo Strauss

#Pursuit Of Happiness Quotes #Roots Quotes #Tolerance Quotes

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.”
“I'm hoping maybe people like working with me because I like what I do for a living and I want to have a good time.”
“Remember me when I am dead and simplify me when I'm dead.”
“The Challenge is to pry Bertie loose from Dain and his circle of oafish dengenerates,â€ Jessica said severely. â€œIt would be far more profitable to pry Dain loose for yourself,â€ said her grandmother. â€œHe is very wealthy, his lineage is excellent, he is young, strong, and healthy, and you feel a powerful attraction.â€ â€œHe isnâ€™t husband material.â€ â€œWhat I have described is perfect husband material.â€ said her grandmother. â€œI donâ€™t want a husband.â€ â€œJessica, no woman does who can regard men objectively. And you have always been magnificently objective.”
“Normal military trade is undoubtedly part of the normal State-to-State relations.”
“Farm country -- you know, hay, horses, cattle. It's the ideal situation for me. I like the physical endeavors that go with the farm -- cutting hay, cleaning out stalls, or building a barn. You go do that and then come back to the writing.”
“They had created themselves together, and they always saw themselves, their youth, their love, their lost youth and lost love, their failures and memories, as a sort of living fiction.”
“The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.”

Source : "Interview with Octavia Spencer of The Help". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. August 9, 2011.

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