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Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#authority #divorce #every #frequently #fundamentalists

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. ↗

— Stanley Milgram

#consequence #disappearance #far-reaching #most #responsibility

If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and damn the consequences. ↗

— Lord Milner

#believe #consequences #damn #duty #our

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#charm #eloquence #great

The egg of every species of animal or plant carries a definite number of bodies called chromosomes. The sperm carries the same number. Consequently, when the sperm unites with the egg, the fertilized egg will contain the double number of chromosomes. ↗

— Thomas Hunt Morgan

#bodies #called #carries #chromosomes #consequently

I like to call it nighttime brain: the way your mind seems to function on a different frequency than it does during daylight hours - which can be good or bad but also can lead to unexpected epiphanies or experiences that wouldn't be the same at any other time of day. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#any #bad #brain #call #day

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#black #city #concern #consequence #does

I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the 20th century. ↗

— Walter Murch

#20th century #age #artistic #became #century

Literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

#both #distressing #frequency #idols #literature

We must recognize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#around #consequences #extinguish #life #must