Henry Adams's Quote - American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs

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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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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. – Henry Adams

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Friends are born, not made. – Henry Adams

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The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong. – Henry Adams

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What they sell to the masses are the chains you must break if you are ever to be in control of your life. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, thats kind of a dead-end road. So I think its a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society. – K. D. Lang

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In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies. – Christiane Amanpour

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Youve got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society. – Samantha Morton

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The ability to forgive is one of mans greatest achievements. – Bryant H. McGill

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Once the good man was dead, one wore his hat and another his sword as he had worn them, a third had himself barbered as he had, a fourth walked as he did, but the honest man that he was — nobody any longer wanted to be that. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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