“Certain it is that a great responsibility rests upon the statesmen of all nations, not only to fulfill the promises for reduction in armaments, but to maintain the confidence of the people of the world in the hope of an enduring peace.”
— Frank B. Kellogg
Author: Frank B. Kellogg
Category: peace
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“The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: art
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“Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.”
— George William Curtis
Author: George William Curtis
Category: romantic
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“Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving for power that are in the heart of almost everyone. Until the source is cleared, there will always be confusion and hate, wars and class antagonisms.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
Author: Jiddu Krishnamurti
Category: attitude
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