The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
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There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.
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Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
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As long as human beings go on shedding the blood of animals, there will never be any peace.
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What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
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