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Mary Douglas

"It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure."

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"It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure."

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"Chords that were broken will vibrate once more."

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"Whether it will convince or not, depends entirely on what it is in itself, what is there to be seen."

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"Low-income seniors who choose to enroll in a drug discount plan will receive $600 of Federal assistance in 2004 and 2005 to further defray the costs of their medications."

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"I don't really have anything against Will Young or Gareth Gates."

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"Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected."

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"Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will."

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"I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself."

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"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

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"Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker."
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"I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay."
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"Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command."
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"Without that assured American largesse Israel would have been obliged to come to an accommodation with her neighbours."
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"Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power."
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"It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements."
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