"Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little."
-Samuel Johnson
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"To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly."
-Samuel Johnson
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"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise."
-Samuel Johnson
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"Power is not sufficient evidence of truth."
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"Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test."
-Samuel Johnson
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"It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see."
-Samuel Johnson
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"The whole system of society tells you what to do."
-Barry White
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"I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't."
-Frances O'Grady
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"That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another."
-Kenneth L. Pike
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"Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society."
-David Korten
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"RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society."
-Frances O'Grady
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"I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived."
-Sebastian Junger
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