"And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died."
-Julien Benda
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"And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.“
-Julien Benda
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"Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace."
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"I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning man's future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
-Marilyn Monroe
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