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«No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves.»
«Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.»
«Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else»
«The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even, be it said, to the shame of philosophical delights, the most lasting joys; the being towards or for whom all their efforts tend for whom and by whom fortunes are made and lost; for whom, but especially by whom, artists and poets compose their most delicate jewels; from whom flow the most enervating pleasures and the most enriching sufferings / woman, in a word, is not, for the artist in general... only the female of the human species. She is rather a divinity, a star.»
«Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it»
«Of mankind in general, the parts are greater than the whole»
«There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane.»
«The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forests that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison.»
«Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.»
Author: Socrates (Philosopher) | About: Prayer | Keywords: blessings, general, in general, prayers
«The interest in life does not lie in what people do, nor even in their relations to each other, but largely in the power to communicate with a third party, antagonistic, enigmatic, yet perhaps persuadable, which one may call life in general.»

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