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Quote by William Hazlitt
There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. – William Hazlitt

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free, and ending just where it began. – William Hazlitt

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Oceans
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William Hazlitt
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A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions. – William Hazlitt

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Imagination
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William Hazlitt
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We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion. – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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Religion

Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, wheres the harm? September 11th changed all that. – Richard Dawkins

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Religion

The womens movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind. – Carol P. Christ

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Religion

I prefer to think of them as the Ten Suggestions. – Author Unknown

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Religion

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The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves. – William Hazlitt

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All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial. – Alva Myrdal

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