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"Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England."
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"If you are going down with dignity, you will be admired as if you are going up!"

"I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect."

"There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity."

"A penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation."

"Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity."

"A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it."

"You need to work even if it is a menial or dirty job, because every job is participating in the process of creation."
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"There came into the world an unlimited abundance of everything people need. But people need everything except unlimited abundance."


"Much melancholy has devolved upon mankind, and it is detestable to me that might will triumph in the end."


"If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people."


"If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge."


"You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices."


"Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel."


"It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing."


"Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it."


"I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs."
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