Quote by Julien Benda
I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning mans future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring. – Julien Benda

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Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace. – Julien Benda

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Fear
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And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died. – Julien Benda

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We go on dates thinking that person is our future husband or wife, without getting to know them, as we live in a fantasy and an illusion of romance. – Patti Stanger

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We inadvertently bombed the Chinese Embassy. But Clinton now is working very hard. He has sent a letter of apology to the Chinese. And, hes also given them a gift certificate for future nuclear secrets. – David Letterman

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Everybody has to be able to participate in a future that they want to live for. Thats what technology can do. – Dean Kamen

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Upper classes are a nations past the middle class is its future. – Ayn Rand

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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself. – François Truffaut

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War remains the decisive human failure. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Well, one thing, you got to stand in a courtroom and listen to a judge sentencing you to 25 years in prison before you realize that freedom of expression can no longer be taken for granted. – Larry Flynt

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