“We read history in order not to have to repeat it.”
― quote from The White Rose
“We read history in order not to have to repeat it. When I”
― quote from The White Rose
“Sophie had been chiefly concerned in those days whether her mother would be able to bear the ordeal of losing two children at the same moment. But now, as Mother stood there, so brave and good, Sophie had a feeling of sudden release from anxiety. Again her mother spoke; she wanted to give her daughter something she might hold fast to: "You know, Sophie - Jesus." Earnestly, firmly, almost imperiously, Sophie replied, "Yes, but you too." Then she left - free, fearless, and calm.”
― quote from The White Rose
“Do not forget that every people deserves the government it is willing to endure!”
― quote from The White Rose
“When, when will the state finally recognize that it has no higher duty than to safeguard the happiness of the millions of ordinary people? When finally will the state forget about the ideals that ignore the needs of simple everyday life? And when will it understand that a small step, however difficult it may be, taken in the direction of peace for the individual, as for nations, is greater than victory in battle?”
― quote from The White Rose
“No segundo casamento só não houve namoro, e com razão, pois não fica bem a uma viúva namorar, numa esquina ou no esconso de uma porta em deboche e agarramentos: beijinhos, abracinhos, pega aqui, pega acolá, mão nos peitos, correndo pelas coxas. Descarações e sem-vergonhices toleráveis em namoro de donzela se são sérias as intenções do namorado, dando-lhe direito a alguns avanços; mas insuportáveis e desmoralizantes em se tratando de viúva.”
― Jorge Amado, quote from Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
“What is called “orthodox” economics is in most countries barred from the universities and is virtually unknown to the leading statesmen, politicians, and writers. The”
― Ludwig von Mises, quote from Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
“She disappeared; her voice, her laughter, and the warmth of her breath never seen by no one again.”
― Durgesh Satpathy, quote from Equating the Equations of Insanity: A Journey from Grief to Victory
“They do the work, and he gets all the money. They think he’s a crook, and he thinks they’re fools. You can’t blame either side; they’re both right.”
― John Williams, quote from Butcher's Crossing
“Virulence is the sound of a self-selecting community talking to itself and positively reinforcing itself with no obligation to answer to anyone or look anyone in the eye.”
― quote from The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
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