“Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being.” WayDreamSpiritEvilUnderstandingMy OwnDealsUnderstoodResponsibleInspiredOneselfAliensImpulse Book:Collected Papers Source: Collected Papers
“The lovers of beauty must unite in a league, and carry out some great propagandist work through the country. They must demand the extermination of the bulldog and the dismantling of the cheap villa, both of which are responsible for a deal of our contentment amid ugliness.” CountryDealsLoversDemandResponsibleLeagueContentmentUglinessExterminationPropagandistVillaBulldogs Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
“We obviously want to produce things that people want. We are going to continue to do that in an environmentally responsible way, while still being aware of the physical, scientific, and practical issues that we have to deal with.” PeopleWayWantStillsDealsEconomyIssuesProduceResponsiblePracticals Author:Lee R. Raymond
“Some fine men are in Congress, too few, trying to do a responsible job. But they are surrounded and almost neutralized by a greater number whose instinct is to make a deal before they make a decision.” MenTryingJobsDecisionDealsNumbersGreaterFineResponsibleInstinctCongress Book:Unbought and Unbossed Source: Unbought and Unbossed
“Capital punishment has probably been responsible for a good deal of human progress. The overwhelming majority of those executed were of the sort whose departures for bliss eternal improved the average intelligence and decency of the race.” HumansDealsRaceProgressCrimeEternalResponsibleMajorityAveragePunishmentBlissOverwhelmingDecencyDepartureCapital PunishmentHuman Progress Author:H. L. Mencken