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The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.

George Takei

Our differences in beliefs do not truly separate us, or elevate us over others. Rather, they highlight the rich tapestry that is humanity.
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Belief Difference Humanity Rich Separate True
We have to be vigilant about how the Trump administration may try to divide us from each other.
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Administration Division Each Other Try
We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.
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Change Division Fear Leadership Need Passion Progression Reality
You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.
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Age Camp Growth Myself Time Young
There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise.
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Character Fantasy Story
Yes, I remember the barbed wire and the guard towers and the machine guns, but they became part of my normal landscape. What would be abnormal in normal times became my normality in camp.
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Camp Machine Myself Normal Remember Time
My memories of camp – I was four years old to eight years old – they’re fond memories.
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Camp Childhood Memories Myself
Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert.
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Food Life Order Short Sweet
You know, when a man is raped you never hear about what he was wearing.
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Clothes Man Rape Yourself
The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.
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Human Ignorance Philosophy Pride Worst
I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions.
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Establishment Help Notion Public Religion Service Simplicity Thinking
What’s needed today, now, more than ever, is ‘Star Peace’ for there is an ominous, mutual threat to all science fiction. It’s called ‘Twilight’. And it is really, really bad.
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Bad Day Fantasy Need Peace Science Stardom
If you have to make laws to hurt a group of people just to prove your morals and faith, then you have no true morals or faith to prove.
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We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.
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I think we learn more from those times in our history where we stumbled as a democracy than we learn from the glorious chapters.
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Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.
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The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.

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