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“In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist.”

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher, writer, and composer, considered one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment. His works have had a profound impact on subsequent literature, political, and social theories. more

“Franco-American relations have been, and always will be, both conflictual and excellent. The U.S. finds France unbearable with its pretensions; we find the U.S. unbearable with its hegenomism. But deep down, we remember that the 'boys' - came to help us two times, just as the Americans remember that the French helped them with their independence. So there will be sparks but no fire, because a real bond exists.”

Has Beens Two Real Helping Remember Existence Boys Fire Relation Independence France Excellent Sparks Unbearable Deep Down Pretension Franco

Author:Jacques Chirac

“Labor is the divine law of our existence.”

Law Existence Divine Labor Divine Law

Book:Life and Writings of Joseph Mazzini...

Source: Life and Writings of Joseph Mazzini...

“. . . we have overcome the notion that mathematical truths have an existence independent and apart from our own minds. It is even strange to us that such a notion could ever have existed.”

Mind Existence Strange Overcoming Mathematics Independent Notion Math Mathematical Astronaut

Author:Edward Kasner

“The Church is her true self only when she exists for humanity. As a fresh start, she should give away all her endowments to the poor and needy. The clergy should live solely on the freewill offerings of their congregations, or possibly engage in some secular calling.”

Giving Should Self Humanity Church Poor Existence Calling Offering Secular True Self Needy Congregation Clergy Fresh Start Endowment

Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“. . . the man is free, we say, who exists for his own sake and not for another's.”

Men Existence He Man Sake

Book:The Metaphysics

Source: The Metaphysics

“. . . Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.”

Action Political Existence Mere Sake Noble Companionship

Book:Politics

Source: Politics

“PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An unnoted factor in creation.”

Existence Creation Factors

Book:The Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Devil's Dictionary

“NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning - which is a phenomenon.”

Seems Bits Process Difficult Existence Reasoning Latter Phenomenon Distinguished

Book:The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World

Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World

“MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important.”

Important Existence Materials Imaginary Distinguished

Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

“INCOMPOSSIBLE, adj. Unable to exist if something else exists. Two things are incompossible when the world of being has scope enough for one of them, but not enough for both - as Walt Whitman's poetry and God's mercy to man.”

Ifs Men World Two Enough Poetry Existence Mercy Two Things Scope Walt

Book:The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World

Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World

Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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