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But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions. ↗

— Homer

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Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost. ↗

— Felix Adler

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Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions. ↗

— Edward Coke

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