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“The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.”

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It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.

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Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.

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It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.

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We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.

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