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The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. – William Dean Howells

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The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: its a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other, who want the other to respect them. Battles over status can be even more intractable than those over land or water or oil. – Alain de Botton

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Until we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary. – Michael Scheuer

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We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. – Marguerite Gardiner

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Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to him, and in that way to enjoy him. – David Brainerd

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