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

Other quotes by George Santayana

The degree in which a poets imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity. – George Santayana

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Imagination
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To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. – George Santayana

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positive
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True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. – Clarence Darrow

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Patriotism

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him? – Blaise Pascal, quoted by Tolstoy in Bethink Yourselves

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Patriotism

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. – Henry Louis Gates

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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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One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you. – Scott Ritter

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I do a dance-based cardio workout infused with circuit training, and emphasizing strength and alignment. – Chloe Sevigny

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Its like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you dont know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. Its like the throw of the dice. – Jim Morrison

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It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement the greatest source of visual beauty the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living. – David Attenborough

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