"Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education."

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Source : Henry Adams (2013). “The Education of Henry Adams”, p.165, e-artnow

Henry Adams

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“I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly.”
“American capitalism has been both overpraised and overindicted. It is neither the Plumed Knight nor the monstrous Robber Baron.”
“When you translate the American writers who are best with dialogue into German - someone like Elmore Leonard, or Tom Wolfe, who's also quite good with dialogue. It's very hard to translate them well.”

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“The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country.”
“The colonial power tended to be France or Britain, and the Soviets were proclaimed as anti-imperialists. So, if you align yourself with the Soviets, it fits nicely with that kind of rhetorical division, but in reality it does not get you anywhere.”
“You're definitely a different person at different stages in your life.”
“I was born in Boston, but then I went down to Virginia. We spent a little time in Maryland, and then were in Virginia by the time I was seven. What struck me the most was that my mother thought that she had gone to the middle of nowhere, and we would still drive four hours for her to get her hair cut in Washington, D.C.”

Source : "Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere Talk NASHVILLE, Doing Their Own Singing, Mastering the Archetypes of Southern Women and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 1, 2012.
“When we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures.”

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