#si

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

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This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it. ↗

— Harrison Birtwistle

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In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

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No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

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No doubt, unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed by mere declarations. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#declarations #desired #doubt #mere #no doubt

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

#dishonest #does #everything #interfere #law

If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

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No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

#ever #help #offense #oppressed #other

When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted. ↗

— Harrison Birtwistle

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