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I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.

Eric Hoffer

The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do.
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Choice Deep Freedom Philosophy
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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Ability Creativity Introduction Nature
The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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Future Learning World
Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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Beautiful Deal Equipment Existence Learning Truth World
It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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Difference Doubt Fight Freedom Oppression Power Pride
We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
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Cure Privacy Sick Trouble
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Corruption Deep Power Weakness
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.
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Age Busy Learning Ourselves Teaching Time Young
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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Deep Future Power Way
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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Feeling Freedom Opinion Willing
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
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Death Judgement Kind Kindness Motive Ourselves
To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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Alive Feeling Inspirational Possible
A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.
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Business Character Man Mindset People Worth
To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
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Brand Faith Listening Need Person Professional Religion Tolerance

I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.

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I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.

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