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If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it i

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you cant deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. – Denis Diderot

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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge… observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts reflection combines them experimentation verifies the result of that combination. – Denis Diderot

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The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice. – Denis Diderot

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As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect Americas fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest. – Jon Porter

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The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it. – Alfred Molina

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I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one. – Patti LaBelle

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Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil, that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood. – Anthony Collins

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If I lose at play, I blaspheme; if my fellow loses, he blasphemes. So, God is always the loser. – John Donne, 1623

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Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization. – Sir Winston Churchill

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