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" The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm. "

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" Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature. "

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" What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians. "

" For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium. "

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" The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves. "

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" Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I. "

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