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One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dis

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action – the ability to pass directly from thought to action. – Eric Hoffer

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When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. – Eric Hoffer

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Cowardice/Weakness
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Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. – Eric Hoffer

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In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. – Carl Sandburg, New York Post, 9 September 1960

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Its unfortunate that we live in such a panicked, dysmorphic society where women dont even give themselves a chance to see what theyll look like as older persons. I want to have some idea of what Ill look like before I start cleaning the slates. – Julia Roberts

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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill. – Robert A. Heinlein

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Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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They seem to have forgotten that, and are back saying the only purpose of P2P networks is for illegal trading of owned goods. We claim part of the reason for P2P is for legal trading of what ought to be in public domain. And what is in public domain in many cases. – John Perry Barlow

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