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There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.

— James Thurber Lanterns and Lances‎ (1961)

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It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with Man is Man.

You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.

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