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It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.

Eric Hoffer

We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.
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Build Empty Evil Greatness Hard Hide Ourselves Philosophy Pretend Ugly
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Attitude Character Food Hands People
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
There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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Judgement Nation Nature People
The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
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Children Man Misery Mom Old Woman Young
All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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Children Leadership Transformation
One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.
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Adult Difference Growth
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
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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Destruction Leaving Nation Terrorism
To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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Attitude Change Simplicity Yourself
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
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Deep Ourselves Philosophy Run
The sick in soul insist that it is humanity that is sick, and they are the surgeons to operate on it. They want to turn the world into a sickroom. And once they get humanity strapped to the operating table, they operate on it with an ax.
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Doctor Humanity Room Sick Soul 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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