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“Peace ... is a morbid condition, due to a surplus of civilians, which war seeks to remedy.”

War Peace Conditions Dues Remedy Civilians Surplus Morbid

Book:The Condemned Playground

Source: The Condemned Playground

“To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great or rational whether in life or in science. Great achievement is assured, however, of subsequent recognition and grateful acceptance by public opinion, which in due course will make it one of its own prejudices”

Firsts Courses Opinion Achieve Conditions Acceptance Achievement Prejudice Independent Grateful Dues Rational Recognition Formal Assured Public Opinion Great Achievement

Book:Hegel's Philosophy of right

Source: Hegel's Philosophy of right

“I have tried to answer the question which sent me to Samoa: Are the disturbances which vex our adolescents due to the nature of adolescence itself or to the civilization? Under different conditions does adolescence present a different picture?”

Doe Different Answers Conditions Civilization Dues Adolescence Disturbance Vex Samoa

Book:Coming of Age in Samoa

Source: Coming of Age in Samoa

“The community must assume responsibility for each child within its confines. Not one must be neglected whatever his condition. The community must see that every child gets the advantages and opportunities which are due him as a citizen and as a human being.”

Humans Children Opportunity Community Human Beings Responsibility Conditions Citizens Advantage Assuming Dues Neglected

Author:Pearl S. Buck

“Movies both reflect and create social conditions, but their special charm is to offer fantasy clothes as virtual reality, a world where people consume without the tedium of labor. Characters float in a world where the bill never comes due ... and we wonder why we're a debtor nation!”

People World Character Reality Nations Social Wonder Fantasy Special Conditions Offers Clothes Labor Bills Dues Movie Charm Floats Virtual Reality Tedium Debtors Social Conditions

Author:Molly Haskell

“... woman's cause is the cause of the weak; and when all the weak shall have received their due consideration, then woman will have her "rights," and the Indian will have his rights, and the Negro will have his rights, and all the strong will have learned at last to deal justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly; and our fair land will have been taught the secret of universal courtesy which is after all nothing but the art, the science, and the religion of regarding one's neighbor as one's self, and to do for him as we would, were conditions swapped, that he do for us.”

“I have just realized that it is due to you, and to Mr. James Thomas and his staff of the Army Navy Country Club that the putting green here on the White House lawn is already in such excellent condition. I assure you that I get a great deal of pleasure and relaxation out of using the green in an occasional late afternoon hour . . .”

“What is especially disturbing about the political left is that they seem to have no sense of the tragedy of the human condition. Instead, they tend to see the problems of the world as due to other people not being as wise or as noble as themselves.”

People World Humans Problem Seems Political Left Wise Conditions Tragedy Dues Noble Human Condition Disturbing

Book:Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays

Source: Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays

“With all due respect to UPS - it's a fine company - nobody cares about logistics. They care about that package arriving at their home, at their office, when it is supposed to and in the condition it's supposed to. FedEx is a much better communicator than UPS.”

Home Care Company Conditions Fine Office Dues Packages Arriving Nobody Cares Communicators Logistics

Author:Frank Luntz