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Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a manoeuvre, a blow with an agreement.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Bertrand Russell

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure...

Bertrand Russell

Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.

Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.

Christopher Columbus

Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower.

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If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.

I have a heart with room for every joy.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive.

A great change in life is like a cold bath in winter — we all hesitate at the first plunge.

If you want work well done, select a busy man‚ the other kind has no time.

The enemy of a love is never outside, it's not a man or woman, it's what we lack in ourselves.