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“The truth is that brains have little to do with either the making or accumulating of money.”

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This book delves into the underlying causes of crime and proposes various treatment methods to address criminal behavior. more

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Clarence Darrow

Clarence Darrow was a prominent American lawyer known for his defense of controversial clients and his influential legal arguments. He was born on April 18, 1857, and passed away on March 13, 1938. more

“Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort. Do not talk to him about the interests and rights of the human race; that little private business of his for the moment absorbs all his thoughts, and he hopes that public disturbances can be put off to some other time.”

Humans Littles Moments Individual Interest Race Rights Plans Periods Comfort Increase Selfishness Human Race Disturbance

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“Equality is a slogan based on envy. It signifies in the heart of every republican: "Nobody is going to occupy a place higher than I."”

Heart Higher Republican Equality Envy Slogans

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“The evil which one suffers patiently as inevitable seems insupportable as soon as he conceives the idea of escaping from it.”

Ideas Seems Suffering Evil Inevitable Resignation Escaping

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“I have always noticed in politics how often men are ruined by having too good a memory.”

Men Memories Ruined

Book:Recollections: the French Revolution of 1848

Source: Recollections: the French Revolution of 1848

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