"What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?"

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Source : Alan Paton (2003). “Cry, the Beloved Country”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

Alan Paton

#Men Quotes #Broke Quotes #Non Violence Quotes

“The American people have elected their president and my vote doesn't count in the U.S.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“The question is rarely asked, "Why is it that so few other Americans have these protections?" The question is more often asked, "Why do teachers have it so easy?"”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“A desire for privacy does not imply shameful secrets; Moglen argues, again and again, that without anonymity in discourse, free speech is impossible, and hence also democracy. The right to speak the truth to power does not shield the speaker from the consequences of doing so; only comparable power or anonymity can do that.”

Source : Nick Harkaway (2012). “The Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World”, p.145, Vintage
“There is much depressing evidence that the religious voice is required to stay out of the public square only when it is pressed in a conservative cause.”

Source : Stephen L. Carter (1993). “The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion”, Basic Books
“Maintain an attitude of anticipating success!”
“Criticism is easy, art is difficult.”
“Hunger, love, vanity, and fear. There are four great motives of human action.”

Source : William Graham Sumner (2007). “Folkways: A Study of Mores, Manners, Customs and Morals”, p.18, Cosimo, Inc.
“The person with the most flexibility has the best chance of achieving the outcome he or she desires”

Source : Tony Jeary, Kim Dower, J.E. Fishman (2005). “Life Is a Series of Presentations: Eight Ways to Inspire, Inform, and Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime”, p.215, Simon and Schuster

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