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Weren't humans domesticated by the requirements of the plants and animals themselves?

— H. Russell Bernard

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I see nothing useful or charming about remaining monolingual .. if that results in being shut out of the national economy.

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As a university professor I sell what I know.

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True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.

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