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“You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well.”

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E.W. Howe, born on May 3, 1853, in London, Ontario, Canada, was a renowned novelist. His works primarily reflect the changes in Canadian society and culture, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“Slavery in America was perpetuated not merely by human badness but also by human blindness. ... Men convinced themselves that a system that was so economically profitable must be morally justifiable. ... Science was commandeered to prove the biological inferiority of the Negro. Even philosophical logic was manipulated [exemplified by] an Aristotlian syllogism: All men are made in the image of God; God, as everyone knows, is not a Negro; Therefore, the Negro is not a man.”

Knows Men Humans Made America Money Prove Logic Philosophical Slavery Convinced Blindness Profitable Inferiority God Image Badness Slavery In America

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“There are many levels of Christianity. There are many notions about God. To believe that God is a person is just one of the notions of God that you can find in Christianity. So, we should not say that there is one Christianity. There are many Christianities.”

Should Believe Persons Levels Christianity Notion Just One

Author:Nhat Hanh

“God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.”

Men Mother Family Grew Grew Up Forgiving God Forgives

Author:Brendan Behan

“I'm a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.”

Dark Catholic Communist

Author:Brendan Behan

“There's no one, no one, loves you like yourself.”

Love You Like You One Love Like Yourself Love You Like

Book:The complete plays

Source: The complete plays

“Liberty requires opportunity to make a living--a living decent according to the standard of the time, a living which gives a man not only enough to live by, but something to live for.”

Men Giving Enough Opportunity Freedom Liberty Security Standards Decent Live By

Book:The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Source: The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“You'll have to learn that public life takes a lot of sweat; but it doesn't need to worry you. You won't always be right, but you mustn't suffer from being wrong. That's what kills people like us.”

People Needs Suffering Worry Confidence Sweat Serenity Public Life Being Wrong

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“I am particularly interested in the indications that the people seem to understand and approve the necessity of pursuing the course that will prevent a further effort on the part of the German peoples to continue the struggle for world domination, even though they are thoroughly beaten in this war.”

People World War Seems Courses Effort Opinion Struggle Nationalism Beaten Domination Public Opinion Indication World Domination

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

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