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Josephus

"At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and he was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned Him to be crucified to die. And those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship. They reported that He had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion and that He was alive."

Source : "An Arabic version of the Testimonium Flavianum and its implications".

Josephus

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“When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.”
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Source : Terry Pratchett (1998). “The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel”, Harpercollins
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“I began demonstrating against serious culture. In hindsight, the actual course of events has been very humiliating for me, because no one picked up on the intellectual critique I made.”

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