"From Britain's point of view the 1939 war had been a liberal war which had been entered into in a condition of moral indignation without the resources to fight it, that it had been providential good fortune which had placed the burden of fighting on the Russians and the Americans."

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Source : Maurice Cowling (1990). “Mill and Liberalism”, p.15, Cambridge University Press

Maurice Cowling

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“With his continual doctrine [Bishop Hooper] adjoined due and discreet correction, not so much severe to any as to them which for abundance of riches and wealthy state thought they might do what they listed. And doubtless he spared no kind of people, but was indifferent to all men, as well rich as poor, to the great shame of no small number of men nowadays. Whereas many we see so addicted to the pleasing of great and rich men, that in the meantime they have no regard to the meaner sort of poor people, whom Christ hath bought as dearly as the other.”
“I grew up in what was not so much a familyas a genetic disaster.”

Source : 1995 Marabou Stork Nightmares, ch.2.
“I should have been dead ten times over. I've thought about that a lot. I believe in miracles. It's an absolute miracle that I'm still around.”
“Work can take on a new dimension if you know something about the artist.”
“Epics are never written about libraries. They exist on whim; it depends on if the conquering army likes to read.”
“In carrying out e-commerce, the most important thing is to keep doing what you are doing right now with passion, to keep it up.”
“Frankly, I've got to admit that I'm not perfect and have made some mistakes as some of the colourful stories about me reveal.”
“I feel like I'm part of a generation of people who are stuck in the past and are really self-absorbed. I mean, we're actually taking pictures of ourselves and posting them on Facebook, and keeping in touch with people that should have been out of our lives 15 years ago.”

Source : "Diablo Cody Explores The Ugly Side Of Pretty In 'Young Adult'". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. December 16, 2011.

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