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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.

G. K. Chesterton

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
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Difficult Failure Religious Try
When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.
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Beginning Dignity Human Ignorance People
The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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Destiny Greatness Humanity Nation Ordinary Story
Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
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Dangerous Death Education Horrible People Serious
You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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Fight Love Yourself
There is less difference than many suppose between the ideal Socialist system, in which the big businesses are run by the State, and the present Capitalist system, in which the State is run by the big businesses.
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Business Difference Ideal State System
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
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Greatness Oneself See Sight Small View
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.
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God Life Man Sunset Touch Woman Work
It is always the secure who are humble.
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Humble One Liner Security
The essence of all pantheism, evolutionism, and modern cosmic religion is really this proposition: that nature is our mother. Unfortunately, if you regard Nature as a mother, you discover she is a step-mother.
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Discover Essence Mom Nature Ourselves Religion
Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.
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Grace Grant Gratitude
Stick to the man who looks out of the window and tries to understand the world. Keep clear of the man who looks in at the window and tries to understand you.
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Man Understand Window World Yourself
The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
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Difference Exception Movement Philosophy Science
The test of happiness is gratitude.
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Gratitude Happiness Test
Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.
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Brain Fall Open Minded Stupidity Yourself
We need to be reminded more than we need to be instructed.
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Instruction Need Reminder

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