"I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies."

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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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"One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to follow, which way to worship is that the commandments teach us to believe that bad liturgy eventually leads to bad…"

— Stanley Hauerwas

Ethics1940

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"A service without flowers, the king without a horse and friendship with one who does not know the language are a waste."

— Sarvajna

Philosophy

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"Pathetic Ron Paulian Jew-Hating Post of the Day... So who’s responsible for letting this Ron Paulian post insane antisemitic garbage like this... UPDATE... This freak actually has a page at the offici…"

— Charles Foster Johnson

Politics1953

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"The first type of judgement is the type where judging you is the end goal... But in fact there is a second much larger class of judgements where judging you is only a means to something else."

— Paul Graham

Literature1892–1985

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