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He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

— Victor Hugo, French Poet

If you are going through hell, keep going.

— Winston Churchill, Former UK Prime Minister

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

— Steve Allen, Actor

What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?

— Emmanuel Levinas, French philosopher

Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Action is the language of truth, the prayers of the Saints.

— Mark Ruffalo, Hollywood Actor

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

— Ayn Rand, Russian-American Novelist

Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.

— Thomas Jefferson, Former US President

The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.

— Thomas Hexley, English Biologist

If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.

— Mark Twain, American Writer

If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid.

— Genghis Khan, Founder of the Mongol Empire
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