"The barbarian weapon is fission: the splitting asunder. It has been perfected for death. Our only weapon is fusion: an imperfect process still, though designed for life."

-- Marya Mannes

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“Parents...rigidly monitor the selection of television programs...and other forms of entertainment for your family. Foster in your homes a love of knowledge through uplifting literature; wholesome books; selective movies; classical and exemplary popular music; entertainment that uplifts and edifies the spirit and mind.”
“When a girl holds a rose up to you, you run better, let me tell you.”

Source : Gary D. Schmidt (2009). “The Wednesday Wars”, p.178, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this.”

Source : "Democracy Isn’t Freedom" by Ron Paul, www.lewrockwell.com. February 7, 2005.
“Reality prior to my language exists as an unthinkable thought. . . . life precedes love, bodily matter precedes the body, and one day in its turn language shall have preceded possession of silence.”
“Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty.”
“It considered trying to explain their error to them, but what would be the use? They would only go away with hurt feelings. You can't always expect people, or squirrels, to be rational.”

Source : Thomas M. Disch (1986). “The brave little toaster: a bedtime story for small appliances”, Doubleday Books for Young Readers
“Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.”
“I mean, we're all trying to find out who the hell we are, aren't we?”

Source : Robert Ludlum (2012). “The Bourne Identity: Jason Bourne Book #1”, p.598, Bantam

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