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A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggressi

A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it. – Lewis H. Lapham

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Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe. – John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667

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Cause a man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun – Don Henley

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