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Quote by Georg Simmel
In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions whic

In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief. – Georg Simmel

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Every relationship between persons causes a picture of each to take form in the mind of the other, and this picture evidently is in reciprocal relationship with that personal relationship. – Georg Simmel

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relationship
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Georg Simmel
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Judging from the ugly and repugnant things that are sometimes in vogue, it would seem as though fashion were desirous of exhibiting its power by getting us to adopt the most atrocious things for its sake alone. – Georg Simmel

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Clothing
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Georg Simmel
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Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life. – Georg Simmel

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I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it – not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. – Harry S. Truman

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It strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something America is stuck with instead of blessed with. – Mitt Romney

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Yes, you who called us godless, we found our faith in Adolf Hitler, and through him found God once again. That is the greatness of our day, that is our good fortune! – Robert Ley

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I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment… rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood. – Franz Liszt

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Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion. – Robert Green Ingersoll

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I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction. – Martin Scorsese

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