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The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside ... Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become prey to the strong.
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A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.
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I personally don't feel the need to be radical for its own sake, but I probably couldn't if I tried anyway.
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There are a lot of good racquetball players out there, but playing the game and knowing the game are two different things. Because I had no direction, I had to feel the game.
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So often people say something and you realise you haven't really heard it.
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Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.
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Why should I refuse a good dinner simply because I don't understand the digestive processes involved?
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All of life is the management of risk, not its elimination.
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I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
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It is easier to be gay at this very moment than it was five minutes ago. It is just constantly getting better, and it's wonderful.
