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Quote by Wendell H. Ford

“I have personally seen statements that were longer than some books I have read.”

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Wendell H. Ford was a distinguished American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Born on September 8, 1924, and passing away on January 22, 2015, he dedicated several decades of his life to public service. more

“Everlastingly chained to a single little fragment of the Whole, man himself develops into nothing but a fragment; everlastingly in his ear the monotonous sound of the wheel that he turns, he never develops the harmony of his being, and instead of putting the stamp of humanity upon his own nature, he becomes nothing more than the imprint of his occupation or of his specialized knowledge.”

Men Littles Whole Humanity Turns Sound Ears Harmony Wheels Occupation Stamps Fragments Monotonous Chained

Book:Essays

Source: Essays

“A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.”

Heart Reason Noble

Author:Friedrich Schiller

“I am better than my reputation”

Reputation

Book:Schiller: Volume Two

Source: Schiller: Volume Two

“Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands.”

Mind States Becoming Demand Totalitarian Regimes

Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt

“A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.”

States Ready Murder Fatherland

Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt

“Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland.”

Murderer Suspicious Fatherland

Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt

“Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand”

Hands Political Literature Hand In Hand Expediency

Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt

“Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back”

Has Beens Literature Taken

Author:Friedrich Durrenmatt

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