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Resonant Thoughts

"Marriage is the death of hope."

— Woody Allen

Entertainment1935

#hope

"In the American view, there is nothing vile or degraded about serving your customers either as a CEO or as a waiter. The ordinary life of production and supporting a family is more highly valued in th…"

— Dinesh D'Souza

Literature1961

#money

"Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, hopefully, more than instinctive killers and selfish brutes. Why take such a dim view of our p…"

— H. Jay Dinshah

Politics1960–2000

#hope

"The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal National promise."

— Herbert Croly

Philosophy1869–1930

#history