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To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

Eric Hoffer

The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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Future Learning World
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
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Excitement People Revolution Suffering Taste
Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
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Belief Devil God Rise
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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Discover Enemy Fear Scare Yourself
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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Country Education Nation Present
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
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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Blame Fair Play Wrong
Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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Easy Inspirational Motivational Work
I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.
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Best Education Fate Forget Freedom Gift Hands Mad Myself Nation Surrender Willing World
The education explosion is producing a vast number of people who want to live significant, important lives but lack the ability to satisfy this craving for importance by individual achievement. The country is being swamped with nobodies who want to be somebodies.
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Ability Achievement Country Education Important Live People Production Satisfaction
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
Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.
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Deep Faith Lost Wisdom
For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.
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Achievement Future Greatness Leaving Life People Reason Yourself
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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Empty Hate Life Passionate Purpose

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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