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" Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge. "

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" Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being. "

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" A mind enclosed in language is in prison. "

" An atheist may be simply one whose faith and love are concentrated on the impersonal aspects of God. "

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" For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation. "

" What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. "

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" If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. "

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" The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but lest, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry. "

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