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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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A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of ones life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted. – George Santayana

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Happiness
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George Santayana
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It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases. – George Santayana

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Truth
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George Santayana
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The music industrys actions at the time of 9/11 and since have been actions driven by patriotism in most instances, and greed and stupidity to a lesser degree. Sounds like real life doesnt it? – Ronnie James Dio

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Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill. – Richard Aldington

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The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. – Lyn Nofziger

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Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater. – Shirley Knight

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The only thing bad about a holiday is it is followed by a non-holiday. – Anon.

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