David
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“From all this we may learn that there are two races of men in this world, but only these two — the “race” of the decent man and the “race” of the indecent man. Both are found everywhere; they penetrate into all groups of society. No group consists entirely of decent or indecent people.”
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“For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America
“When the reasoning mind is forced to confront the impossible again and again, it has no choice but to adapt.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.”
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