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“Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The one is incomplete without the other. Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless.”

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Iain Pears

Iain Pears is a British novelist known for his intricate narrative structures and profound philosophical insights. His works often blend history, literature, and mystery, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“What keeps earth air breathable? Not oxygen alone. The earth is a freer place to breathe in, every time you love without calculating a return -- every time you make your drudgeries and routines still more inefficient by stopping to experience the shock of beauty wherever it unpredictably flickers.”

Stills Earth Air Return Breathe Shock Stopping Oxygen Calculating Drudgery Flicker

Author:Peter Viereck

“Democracy, though slowly attained and never by revolutionary jumps, is the best government on earth when it tries to make all its citizens aristocrats. But not when it guillontines whoever is individual, superior, or just different.”

Trying Different Government Earth Individual Democracy Citizens Superiors Revolutionary

Book:Conservatism Revisited

Source: Conservatism Revisited

“I can think of nothing more gallant, even though again and again we fail, than attempting to get at the facts; attempting to tell things as they really are. For at least reality, though never fully attained, can be defined. Reality is that which, when you don’t believe in it, doesn’t go away.”

Thinking Believe I Can Facts Reality Failing Don't Believe Defined Going Away Again And Again Attempting Gallant

Author:Peter Viereck

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