Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but have no sympathy with the spirit which may still animate their clay. Patriotism is a maggot in their heads.
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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
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Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.
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What a man thinks of himself, that is what determines his fate. It is important what one thinks of themselves, much more important than what others think.
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There is more religion in men's science, than there is science in their religion.
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