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American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. – Henry Adams

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Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. – Henry Adams

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Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. – Henry Adams

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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. – Jean Cocteau

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But the truth of the matter is, were an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. Thats why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil. – Condoleezza Rice

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The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself. – John Stuart Mill

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