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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is t

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. – Georges Bernanos

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Who are you to condemn anothers sin? He who condemns sin becomes part of it, espouses it. – Georges Bernanos

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Sin
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Georges Bernanos
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What does the truth matter? Havent we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast! – Georges Bernanos

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Deception/Lying
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Georges Bernanos
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Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society. – Clint Eastwood

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Society is the union of men and not the men themselves. – Charles de Secondat

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Society

All the United States, it is a society that is split like to the bottom, that had very poor people in the country that is one of the wealthiest countries. – Desmond Tutu

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Society

I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. Its their work that Im supporting. So its not me doing it. – George Soros

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When some high-sounding institute states that a compound is harmless or a process free of risk, it is wise to know whence the institute or the scientists who work there obtain their financial support. – Lancet, editorial on the "medical-industrial complex," 1973

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I love revolutionaries who have the courage to stand up against the status quo. Theyre always misunderstood, but theyre the ones who are standing up for human rights. – Richard Hatch

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