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It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
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Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.
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Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath...
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Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly...
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Mine honour is my life; both grow in one; take honour from me and...
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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which...
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks...
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The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they...
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Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.
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People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with...