Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.
Benjamin Disraeli
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Under Clinton, the defiance of world order has become so extreme as to be of concern even to hawkish policy analysts.
Noam Chomsky
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Nowadays, I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own.
Zadie Smith
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When I step in the ring, I bring everything I have.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.
Mark Twain
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I don’t know the law, the kind of law of quantity and quality, but I think the opportunity of people being able to express themselves and to have the means of production is a great thing. It’s also changing how we’re telling stories.
Keanu Reeves
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I restore myself when I’m alone.
Marilyn Monroe
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