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Quote by Mignon McLaughlin
Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemake

Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers. – Mignon McLaughlin

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It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not. – Mignon McLaughlin

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But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security. – Arlen Specter

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You cant have a United States if you are telling some folks that they cant get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses. – Bruce Springsteen

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The fidelity question is difficult for me. Society has made us believe were supposed to be monogamous when were not killer whales, or whatever the monogamous species is. – Rachel Hunter

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Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century. – Greg Egan, “Distress”

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