Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
James Madison
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Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.
Thomas Sowell
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The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Their rage supplies them with weapons.
Virgil
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It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.
Saint Augustine
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Facts are many, but the truth is one.
Rabindranath Tagore
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Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.
Marcus Aurelius
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Americans are fighters. We’re tough, resourceful and creative, and if we have the chance to fight on a level playing field, where everyone pays a fair share and everyone has a real shot, then no one – no one can stop us.
Elizabeth Warren
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
Honore de Balzac
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