"Nothing is absolute, with the debatable exceptions of this statement and death."

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"Nothing is absolute, with the debatable exceptions of this statement and death."

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"Dictionary - opinion expressed as truth in alphabetical order."

Truth

"Humanism: an exaltation of freedom, but one limited by our need to exercise it as an integral part of nature and society."

Nature

"Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen."

Balance

"Everyone has an equal right to inequality."

Inequality

"Only when God was said to have died did various leaders, professions and sectors risk pushing themselves forward as successors."

God

"Anglo Saxons: To blame for everything."

Blame

"Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted."

Society

"If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural state."

Capitalism

"Armaments; extremely useful for fighting wars, a deadweight in any civil economy."

Economy

"Unregulated competition is a naive metaphor for anarchy."

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