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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in t

Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears. – Washington Irving

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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving

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There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift ones position, and be bruised in a new place. – Washington Irving

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The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that theres no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream. – Jonathan Kozol

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Although I dont have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way. – Bill Gates

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AIDS is not just Gods punishment for homosexuals it is Gods punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals. – Jerry Falwell

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