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William Irwin Thompson Quote: “The teacher of history’s work should…”

The teacher of history’s work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being.

October 10, 2021 1938, American, July 16, Quotes by Philosophers, William Irwin Thompson

Al Sharpton Quote: “It seems some have chosen to…”

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.

September 26, 2021 1954, Al Sharpton, American, October 3, Quotes by Activists

Benjamin Tucker Quote: “Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats….”

Anarchists are simply unterrified Jeffersonian Democrats.

September 25, 2021 1854, American, April 17, Benjamin Tucker, Quotes by Activists

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quote: “The difference between religion and morality…”

The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.

September 19, 2021 1772, German, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, March 10, Quotes by Poets

Mary Oliver Quote: “Animals praise a good day, a…”

Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they’re thirsty. That’s prayer. They don’t live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.

September 8, 2021 1935, American, Mary Oliver, Quotes by Poets, September 10

Rainer Maria Rilke Quote: “It is a tremendous act of…”

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning.

August 31, 2021 1875, December 4, German, Quotes by Poets, Rainer Maria Rilke

Millicent Fawcett Quote: “There is little doubt that the…”

There is little doubt that the majority of Mr. Mill’s supporters in 1865 did not know what his political opinions were, and that they voted for him simply on his reputation as a great thinker.

August 12, 2021 1847, British, June 11, Millicent Fawcett, Quotes by Activists

Matthew Arnold Quote: “The need of expansion is as…”

The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion.

August 11, 2021 1822, December 24, English, Matthew Arnold, Quotes by Poets

Lysander Spooner Quote: “If two individuals enter into a…”

If two individuals enter into a contract to commit trespass, theft, robbery or murder upon a third, the contract is unlawful and void, simply because it is a contract to violate natural justice, or men’s natural rights.

August 9, 2021 1808, American, January 19, Lysander Spooner, Quotes by Philosophers

Simone Weil Quote: “An atheist may be simply one…”

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

August 5, 2021 1909, February 3, French, Quotes by Philosophers, Simone Weil

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