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“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address

“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.” Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man under Socialism

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.” William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

“I am not rebelling against my God; I simply ‘don't accept His world.’” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“It is not easy to determine the nature of music, or why any one should have a knowledge of it.” Aristotle, Politics

“Tell me what a man finds sexually attractive and I will tell you his entire philosophy of life.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid” Epictetus, Enchiridion

“There is scarcely any passion without struggle.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

“When in doubt, tell the truth.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator

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