"It was the French Revolution that served as the catalyst of this renovation. Its impact was to make the concept of popular sovereignty the new moral justification for the political system of historical capitalism."

-- Immanuel Wallerstein

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“My mother, Southern to the bone, once told me, â€œAll Southern literature can be summed up in these words: â€˜On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.â€™â€ She raised me up to be a Southern writer, but it wasnâ€™t easy.”
“Intention is for achievers. Hope is for the hopeless.”
“Tradition, if not constantly recreated, can be as much a millstone as a mill-wheel.”

Source : 1961 England, Half English,'England, Half English'.
“I have a surfboard that says 'Linda Hunt Choice TV Actress: Action.' I am an action star! I don't know what that is about, but I like it.”
“I don't believe in regrets. I don't think regrets actually exist. I think regrets are things people make up in their heads. So, I don't regret anything. Everything turned out exactly the way it was supposed to.”
“Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.”
“The most important attribute for success in value investing is patience, patience, and more patience. The majority of investors do not possess this characteristic.”
“You say something bad about Newsies and you have an awful lot of people to answer to.”

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