#ran

These poor wretches were stolen from their homes, carried to a strange country, and sold to servitude, from which they sought to escape on the first occasion which offered. ↗

— Philip Hone

#country #escape #first #homes #occasion

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness. ↗

— Sidney Hook

#does #dogmatism #foolishness #idealism #ignorance

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present. ↗

— Sidney Hook

#been #death #fear #greatest #past

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? ↗

— Bell Hooks

#always #believe #capacity #compassion #enough

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#down #else #i #ignorance #life

What's really sad is that so many young women between the ages of 16 and 25 are ignorant and they already believe that women get the same pay as men. They don't even really understand that equality hasn't happened with the pay force. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#already #believe #between #equality #even

I lived at admiralty house from 2002 until 2006 on advice from special branch on security grounds as defence secretary. The alternative of providing comprehensive security at my personal property would have entailed significant extra costs to the taxpayer. ↗

— Geoff Hoon

#alternative #branch #comprehensive #costs #defence

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. ↗

— Bob Hope

#bearable #even #hopeful #i #into

I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really. ↗

— Anthony Hopkins

#cast #i #me #men #really

The magical, supernatural force that is with us every second is time. We can't even comprehend it. It's such an illusion, it's such a strange thing. ↗

— Anthony Hopkins

#even #every #every second #force #illusion