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“Evidently you do not trust me. This does not predispose me to trust you.”

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“Of all questions, why? is the least pertinent. It begs the question; it assumes the larger part of its own response; to wit, that a sensible response exists.”

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"Arts have died in Europe, what we see now in the name of art are the pieces of those artists who are already dead. There is no living art. We, as Turkey, should start a lively, fresh understanding of …"

— Adnan Oktar

Religion1956

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"I made a decision that will burden me for the rest of my life. I don't know if we did the right thing, however I do know that we felt like we had no other choice but do what we did."

— Euclid Tsakalotos

Politics1960

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"In my opinion, a life governed by reason is likely to be more dignified than one shaped by dogma and unbridled emotions."

— Nayef Al-Rodhan

bioethics1959

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"Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security. ."

— Alexander Haig

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