There is no method by which men can be both free and equal.
—Walter Bagehot, 1863
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
—Saint Augustine, c. 400Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.
—Wendell Phillips, 1859Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.
—Marquis de Vauvenargues, 1746In all the ancient states and empires, those who had the shipping, had the wealth.
—William Petty, 1690Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don’t take it too seriously.
—Henry Miller, 1945I cannot bear a parent’s tears.
—Virgil, c. 25 BC’Tis the destroyer, or the devil, that scatters plagues about the world.
—Cotton Mather, 1693Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.
—Miriam Makeba, 1988Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
—Reinhold Niebuhr, 1944No time to marry, no time to settle down, I’m a young woman, and ain’t done runnin’ round.
—Bessie Smith, 1926I shall soon be six-and-twenty. Is there anything in the future that can possibly console us for not being always twenty-five?
—Lord Byron, 1813Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear.
—William Shakespeare, 1592