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What postmodernism gives us instead is a multicultural defense for male violence - a defense for it wherever it is, which in effect is a pretty universal defense.

~Catharine Mackinnon

Topics: Defense Effect Gives Instead Male Multicultural Postmodernism Pretty Universal Us Violence Wherever Which

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Philosophers see no harm in the Jesuits other than in their effect on humanity and the sciences. The vulgar and especially the prejudiced only hate them from an envy and jealousy born out of conspiracy and intrigue at an organisation which overshadows them.

~Cesare Beccaria

Topics: Born Conspiracy Effect Envy Harm Hate Humanity Intrigue Jealousy Jesuits Only Organisation Other Out Philosophers Prejudiced Sciences See Than Them Vulgar Which

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The Constitution did not even go into effect when Washington was inaugurated first President. The wisest men knew that it was only a figment of the imagination then.

~Charles A. Beard

Topics: Constitution Did Effect Even First Go Imagination Knew Men Only President Then Washington Wisest

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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.

~Charles Babbage

Topics: Aid Almost Daily Devote Effect Exertion Few Half Hours Insensible Labour Minute Our Over Spread Twenty-Four Watches Wheels Which Whole

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Peace is a natural effect of trade.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Effect Natural Peace Trade

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I was less successful in my attempts to effect preventive vaccination against typhus by using the virus and in trying to produce large quantities of serum using large animals.

~Charles Jules Henry Nicole

Topics: Against Animals Attempts Effect Large Less Preventive Produce Quantities Successful Trying Typhus Using Vaccination Virus

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The Emmy will have no effect on me, from the standpoint that you've still got to wash your bowl after breakfast.

~Charles Keating

Topics: After Bowl Breakfast Effect Emmy Got Me Standpoint Still Wash Will You Your

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The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no longer forms a part; but belief is only a stadium of mental action, an effect upon our nature due to thought, which will influence future thinking.

~Charles Sanders Peirce

Topics: Action Belief Due Effect Exercise Final Forms Future Influence Longer Mental Nature Only Our Part Stadium Thinking Thought Which Will

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Our holiness is an effect, not a cause; so long as our eyes are on our own personal whiteness as an end in itself, the thing breaks down.

~Charles Simeon

Topics: Breaks Cause Down Effect End Eyes Holiness Itself Long Our Own Personal Thing

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Online, you're trying to appeal to everyone and people who you don't know at the same time. So I think, as a side effect, it amplifies the desire for groupthink.

~Charlie Brooker

Topics: Appeal Desire Effect Everyone Know Online People Same Same Time Side Think Time Trying Who You I Think

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