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The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. ↗

— Aristotle

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ↗

— Aristotle

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. ↗

— Aristotle

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Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. ↗

— Aristotle

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The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#husband #lover #man #silent

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it. ↗

— Aristotle

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I think we have erred on the side of being too conservative so far, to tell you the truth. ↗

— Roone Arledge

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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. ↗

— Aristotle

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I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television. ↗

— Roone Arledge

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