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" Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth. "
Liu Xiaobo
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" Behind every cloud is another cloud. "
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" Suspicion is only another form of cowardice. The man who suspects constantly suspects because he is afraid. Whenever you find a man with a free, frank, generous, brave nature, you will find that man without suspicion. "
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" I have an interest in understanding evil. Who is the bad guy - the vampire who kills people and sucks their blood, or the survivalists who kill people to save their own lives? Is evil merely a creation of people? Or is there an evil nature? Or is it in the eye of the beholder? I really like these questions. "
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" Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. "
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" To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species. "
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" Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff. "
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" Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second. "
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" The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. "
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" By 'justice', I understand nothing more than that bond which is necessary to keep the interest of individuals united, without which men would return to their original state of barbarity. All punishments which exceed the necessity of preserving this bond are, in their nature, unjust. "
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" Nature's far too subtle to repeat herself. "
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" Nature is filled with tendencies and obstructions. Extremes beget limitations, even as a river by its own swiftness creates obstructions for itself. "
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" All the lessons are in nature. You look at the way rocks are formed - the wind and the water hitting them, shaping them, making them what they are. Things take time, you know? "
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" People who have expertise just love to share it. That's human nature. "
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" In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. "
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" Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul. "
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" I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature. "
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" America is still mostly xenophobic and racist. That's the nature of America, I think. "
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" The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers. "
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" I'm continually inspired by nature, and the rainbow is one of nature's greatest optical phenomenons. The sighting of a rainbow never fails to bring a smile to people's faces. They signify optimism and positivity: with them comes the sunshine after the rain. "
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