The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.

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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true, they ruin our dreams.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true, they ruin our dreams.

Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses

Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

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    I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

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    I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

    I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

    I love to travel, but hate to arrive.

    I love to travel, but hate to arrive.

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