#mankind

No illusion is more crucial than the illusion that great success and huge money buy you immunity from the common ills of mankind, such as cars that won't start. ↗

— Larry McMurtry

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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever renewing fight for ascendancy in the affairs of mankind, human beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle for the one against the other. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

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If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

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All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing. ↗

— Moliere

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I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me. ↗

— Moliere

#friend #i #mankind #me #rest

One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

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