"Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route."

Perception, Perceptions, Right, World

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"Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route."

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"I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody."

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"People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time."

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"I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures or that the Jewish song is better than the song of my neighbor."

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"Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples."

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"On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away."

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"All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice."

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