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Maximilien Robespierre Quote: “Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of…”

Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular.

September 9, 2021 1758, French, Maximilien Robespierre, May 6, Quotes by Leaders

Soren Kierkegaard Quote: “Marriage brings one into fatal connection…”

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable.

August 31, 2021 1813, Danish, May 5, Quotes by Philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard

Donald Justice Quote: “How shall I speak of Doom…”

How shall I speak of Doom, and ours in special, But as of something altogether common?

July 31, 2021 1925, American, August 12, Donald Justice, Quotes by Poets

Andrew Motion Quote: “Those who say we should dismantle…”

Those who say we should dismantle the role of Poet Laureate altogether, the trick they miss is that being called this thing, with the weight of tradition behind it, and with the association of the Royal family, does allow you to have conversations and to open doors, and wallets, for the good of poetry in a way that nothing else would allow.

May 21, 2021 1952, Andrew Motion, English, October 26, Quotes by Poets

Emmeline Pankhurst Quote: “The English prison system is altogether…”

The English prison system is altogether mediaeval and outworn. In some of its details, the system has improved since they began to send the Suffragettes to Holloway. I may say that we, by our public denunciation of the system, have forced these slight improvements.

April 24, 2021 1858, Emmeline Pankhurst, English, July 14, Quotes by Activists

Alan Watts Quote: “But we try to pretend, you…”

But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us.

January 3, 2021 1915, Alan Watts, English, January 6, Quotes by Philosophers

Mahatma Gandhi Quote: “I know, to banish anger altogether…”

I know, to banish anger altogether from one’s breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God’s grace.

November 21, 2020 1869, Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, Quotes by Leaders

Seth Low Quote: “The great city can teach something…”

The great city can teach something that no university by itself can altogether impart: a vivid sense of the largeness of human brotherhood, a vivid sense of man’s increasing obligation to man; a vivid sense of our absolute dependence on one another.

August 2, 2020 1850, American, January 18, Quotes by Educators, Seth Low

Thomas Carlyle Quote: “Love is not altogether a delirium…”

Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith.

July 6, 2020 1795, December 4, Quotes by Philosophers, Scottish, Thomas Carlyle

Leon Kass Quote: “The abortion controversy is important for…”

The abortion controversy is important for what it says about our stance toward procreation and children altogether.

June 19, 2020 1939, American, February 12, Leon Kass, Quotes by Educators

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