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Laws produce lawbreakers, Bernie, like hens produce eggs. Civilization has nothing to do with it.

— William Tenn The Seven Sexes (1968)

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Science, my forward-looking friend, is a complex of interlocking theories, all derived from observation.

Time in Advance (1958)

Scrabbling like mad at their beloved fence, the politicians tried to avoid taking a definite position on either side.

The Wooden Star (1968)

The pull of fashion has always been that of the stampeding herd.

The Wooden Star (1968)

Haven’t you ever heard it said that money isn’t everything, but that what it isn’t it can buy?

Time in Advance (1958)

A man doesn’t volunteer for a hitch in hell just so he can knock off one of the devils.

Time in Advance (1958)

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If the church ... does not make God's liberation of the oppressed central in its mission and proclamation, how can it rest easy with a condemned criminal as the dominant symbol of its message?

James H. Cone Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology (1986)

It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Cary Grant Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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