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The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right. ↗

— Learned Hand

#right #spirit #sure #too #which

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. ↗

— Learned Hand

#court #dies #hearts #law #liberty

The shortest answer is doing. ↗

— George Herbert

#doing #shortest

I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee. ↗

— William Christopher Handy

#each #i #knew #river #tennessee

Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that's ultimately more cynical, as it denies the viewer room to think. If there are more answers at the end, then surely it is a richer experience. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#cynical #denies #end #entertainments #experience

It's harder to write a story with just two people in a room than with 50 characters. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#harder #just #people #room #story

It's unbearable when someone changes around you. Just imagine that your life partner changes, then it is difficult to cope with. Or your mother. Or your father. They were strong and now they're like a baby - it's not so funny. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#baby #changes #cope #difficult #father

'The White Ribbon' had to be in German because of the subject matter, that was clear. But in the case of 'Amour,' it could have taken place in any country. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#because #case #clear #could #country

There are really two types of laughter on the part of the spectator. There is the laughter of recognition - which means seeing things you're familiar with and laughing at yourself. But there's also hysterical laughter - a way of dealing with the things we see that upset us. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#dealing #familiar #hysterical #laughing #laughter

A fool and his words are soon parted. ↗

— William Shenstone

#his #parted #soon #words