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Enormous slaughter may have been acceptable in previous centuries. It simply isn't acceptable anymore.

~Edward Luck

Topics: Acceptable Anymore Been Centuries Enormous May Previous Simply Slaughter

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For centuries my father's family lived on Britain's biggest tidal river, the Severn, on which there was a huge trade with the interior, and through the Port of Bristol with America.

~Edward Rutherfurd

Topics: America Biggest Bristol Britain Centuries Family Father Huge Interior Lived Port River Through Trade Which

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Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Ages Back Burden Centuries Emptiness Face Ground He His Weight World

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The Greek conception of a life in harmony with nature found its most complete development in the rationalism of the Renaissance and of the centuries that followed it.

~Elie Metchnikoff

Topics: Centuries Complete Conception Development Followed Found Greek Harmony Life Most Nature Rationalism Renaissance

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When the United States was founded, the very idea of a nation premised on democratic principles of freedom and tolerance was viewed by the vast majority of the world as an experiment doomed to fail. Dictatorships, monarchies, and theocracies had for many centuries ruled the world.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Centuries Democratic Dictatorships Doomed Experiment Fail Founded Freedom Had Idea Majority Many Nation Principles Ruled States Tolerance United United States Vast Vast Majority Very Viewed World

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For centuries, cultures throughout the world have used indigenous technologies to navigate life's complexities. From navigator-priests in Micronesia to mystics in India, vast sums of knowledge are available if we but recognize it.

~Elizabeth Kapu'Uwailani Lindsey

Topics: Available Centuries Complexities Cultures India Indigenous Knowledge Life Navigate Recognize Sums Technologies Throughout Used Vast World

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The ransoming of captives has been practiced by Jews for many centuries and has been regarded as a greater obligation than charity for the poor.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Been Centuries Charity Greater Jews Many Obligation Poor Practiced Regarded Than

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I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.

~Emile Zola

Topics: About Am Beauty Care Centuries Concerned Great Intensity Life Little Perfection Struggle I Am I Care

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It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?

~Emilie Autumn

Topics: Accepted Act Any Attack Been Centuries Chooses Death Deed Different Encouraged Even Even Now Fact Fighter First His Honorable How In Fact Inevitable Insane Lead Life Mind Now Own Reason Seen Take Will You Your

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The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness.

~Emmeline Pankhurst

Topics: Battle Blood Centuries Fought Harmed Human Human Life Life Lives Men Righteousness Save Those Through Who Women World

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