Our notion of the perfect society embraces

“Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture.”

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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Category: society
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Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity,

“Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.”

— Mary Wortley Montagu

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Category: trust
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We are drowning in information, while starving

“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.”

— E. O. Wilson

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Category: wisdom
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Half a century ago, the amazing courage

“Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.”

— David Cameron

Author: David Cameron
Category: equality
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