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Man — a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. - Alexand

Man — a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. – Alexander Hamilton

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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. – Alexander Hamilton

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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. – Alexander Hamilton

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Men
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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. – Alexander Hamilton

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Modern man is the missing link between apes and human beings. – Author Unknown

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Human nature, if healthy, demands excitement; and if it does not obtain its thrilling excitement in the right way, it will seek it in the wrong. God never makes bloodless stoics; He makes no passionless saints. – Oswald Chambers

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It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. – Niccolò Machiavelli

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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. – William Hazlitt, The English Comic Writers, 1819

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I think education is both using and improving knowledge and that changes the whole picture. – William Glasser

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Most recently weve been working in concert situations rather than clubs. because there arent too many rooms there like Ronnie Scotts, that are pure music rooms, where people come specifically to listen to music. – Chuck Mangione

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Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920s and 1930s when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brothers keeper. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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