"It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known."

-- George Washington

#Real Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Voice Quotes

“But we were made to believe and not allowed to think. We were told to obey, rather than to experiment and investigate.”

Source : Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2003). “His Religion and Hers: A Study of the Faith of Our Fathers and the Work of Our Mothers”, p.190, Rowman Altamira
“It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure. [Lat., Jus belli, ut qui vicissent, iis quos vicissent, quemadmodum vellent, imperarent.]”
“We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skill...we fight, we die, for a simple thing. Only that a man can stand up.”
“The only educational aspect of television is that it puts the repair man's kids through college.”
“There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious purpose.”
“[from The One and Only Official Mr. Gum Official Glossary That Tells You What Words Mean by Explaining Them Using Other Words] : Launderette: This is where you go to wash your clothes. You put the money into the slot and then you chuck your clothes into the washing machine and about six hours and twenty-five dollars later all your clothes have shrunk and turned pink. Fantastic value”
“Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change.”

Source : Martin Amis (1991). “Time's arrow, or, The nature of the offence”, Vintage
“We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.”

Source : John McCrae (2015). “In Flanders Fields and Other Poems”, p.20, Dundurn

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