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Quote by George Santayana
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by

To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. – George Santayana

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Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality. – George Santayana

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Experience
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It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. – George Santayana

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Miscellaneous
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Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. – John F. Kennedy

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Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy. – Ann Coulter

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Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous. – Jimmy Carter

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Who saves his country violates no law. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly. – Elbert Hubbard

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Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that theyre constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human. – Keira Knightley

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My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody. – Wilkie Collins

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