Quote by Havelock Ellis
A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cheri

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray. – Havelock Ellis

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For every fresh stage in our lives we need a fresh education, and there is no stage for which so little educational preparation is made as that which follows the reproductive period. – Havelock Ellis

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Education
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There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether. – Havelock Ellis

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Drugs
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When youre thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean thats faith when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two thats science. – Anton Chekhov

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Faith

Faith is not trying to believe something regardless of the evidence. Faith is daring to do something regardless of the consequences. – Sherwood Eddy

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Faith

In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to the degree that officeholders continue to believe that they cannot escape ultimate accountability for a breach of faith. – James L. Buckley

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Faith

I have faith the men and women of the Coast Guard will immediately rise to the challenge and see the people hit by Katrina through until the storm has truly calmed. – Dave Reichert

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Faith

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Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. – Benjamin Franklin

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Getting a family into work, supporting strong relationships, getting parents off drugs and out of debt – all this can do more for a childs well-being than any amount of money in out-of-work benefits. – Iain Duncan Smith

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There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile. – Kenneth McFarland

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My view is that good community management is like having good municipal government: You should be able to have dissenting opinions and so on, freedom of speech, but your grandmother should also be able to walk down the street at night without having to worry about getting mugged. – Jimmy Wales

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