"Faith is a wonderful thing, but doubt gets you an education."

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“Be nice to people on the way up because you'll meet them on the way down.”

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Philosophy1927–2009

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"Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative. Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose."

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