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There is a tolerably general agreement about what a university is not. It is not a place of professional education.


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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.

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.



Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.



War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.



A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.



To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.



One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.



The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.



Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.



I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.



Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.





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Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.



As I look around the quiet room, I see a thousand leather covers like doorways into worlds unknown.

As I look around the quiet room, I see a thousand leather covers like doorways into worlds unknown.



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A religion that doesn't discriminate wouldn't exist, because it wouldn't stand for anything.

A religion that doesn't discriminate wouldn't exist, because it wouldn't stand for anything.



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If you can pinpoint the moments in social media that are really negative experiences, those are the ones you can cut out. And when you do, you recognize how much better your life is.



Begin to listen to what you say. Don't say anything that you don't want to become true for you.

Begin to listen to what you say. Don't say anything that you don't want to become true for you.



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Bicycles are the new rollerblades, talentless is the new talented, and I'm in hog heaven.



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There are routes not to be followed, armies not to be attacked, citadels not to be besieged, territory not to be fought over.



The Law is the true embodiment of everything that's excellent; it has no kind of fault or flaw and I, my Lords, embody the Law.

The Law is the true embodiment of everything that's excellent; it has no kind of fault or flaw and I, my Lords, embody the Law.




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