Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.
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Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God.
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The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
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The equation of religion with belief is rather recent.
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Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
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