Quote by Polly Toynbee
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But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government – yes, a Labour government – is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools. – Polly Toynbee

Other quotes by Polly Toynbee

Happiness is a real, objective phenomenon, scientifically verifiable. That means people and whole societies can now be measured over time and compared accurately with one another. Causes and cures for unhappiness can be quantified. – Polly Toynbee

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Happiness
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People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death. – Polly Toynbee

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Death
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It is now possible to quantify peoples levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy. – Polly Toynbee

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Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Faith

Faith is a higher faculty than reason. – H. C. Bailey

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In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. – Henry Christopher Bailey

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To me faith means not worrying. – John Dewey

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What is conceived well is expressed clearly. – Philippe Nericault Destouches

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I have a family and two cats I get up with my kids early in the morning. – Vanna White

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Resolved, that the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776. – Susan B. Anthony

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Im an emotional sort of person in general and I have a vivid imagination, so I feel the whole spectrum of emotion strongly when I write. – Erin Morgenstern

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