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"It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite."

— Niels Bohr

Philosophy1885–1962

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"Christ is a rock in a weary land, a covert from the tempest of Divine justice, receiving through the ages the snows of Divine mercy, and melting them for the green pastures and still waters of God's p…"

— Edward Thomson

Politics1800–1879

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"They just want to get a handle on you and the idea, and that's enough. Some people sense more but they don't really get into it because it's going one step too far. But the whole idea of making art is…"

— Frank Stella

Art1936–2024

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"The advantage it had gained it has steadily maintained. 'This is our matter, you know', it said. 'Just please let us alone'. It was let alone. Texas was ceded for Florida, completing the sea-line of s…"

— George William Curtis

Social Activism1824–1892

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