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The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not re

The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more. – Georges Bernanos

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I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I dont despise it. But it cant quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it. – Georges Bernanos

Category:
Kindness
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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

Category:
Sin
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Georges Bernanos
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Rights
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There are those who say to you — we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. – Hubert Humphrey

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Rights

Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth. – Dick Gregory

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Rights

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested than in the protection of every individuals private rights. – William Blackstone

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Rights

The theory of rights enables us to rise and overthrow obstacles, but not to found a strong and lasting accord between all the elements which compose the nation. – Giuseppe Mazzini

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Rights

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In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom. – Groucho Marx

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wedding

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die. – Pierre de Coubertin

Category:
Happiness

I had been here five years already, training very hard, learning about the systems, the shuttle, the station systems. But, everything really became real when I started to work with them. – Philippe Perrin

Category:
Learning

Disneyland is a work of love. We didnt go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money. – Walt Disney

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Business