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Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.

Eric Hoffer

Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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Change Deep Poison Truth Yourself
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
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Deep Ourselves Philosophy Run
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
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Energy Existence Hate Human Life Pattern Strong Struggle Survive Weakness Win
The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together.
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Age Children Difference Education Human Learning People Togetherness True Willing
Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.
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Enemy Ideal Kind Man Sacrifice
Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.
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Cheating Feeling Himself Missing Right Thinking Trust Wonderful World
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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Freedom Imitation People
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Attitude Character Food Hands People
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.
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Alone Country Easy History People
Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Angry Courage One Liner
Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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Limitation Man Rude Strength Weakness
Far more critical than what we know or what we don’t know is what we don’t want to know.
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Philosophy Yourself
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity

Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.

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