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en When one walks, one is brought into touch first of all with the essential relations between one's physical powers and the character of the country; one is compelled to see it as its natives do. Then every man one meets is an individual. One is no longer regarded by the whole population as an unapproachable and uninteresting animal to be cheated and robbed.
  Aleister Crowley

en Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear for the vast majority of the population. If the individual were no longer compelled to prove himself on the market, as a free economic subject, the disappearance of this freedom would be one of the greatest achievements of civilization.

en Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war; for sure I am, if this country is preserved in tranquillity twenty years longer, it may bid defiance, in a just cause, to any power
  George Washington

en There is nothing intrinsically uninteresting about skiing a little and shooting a little. This is the way liquor stores are robbed in Switzerland. Cultivating a playful, mischievous glint in your eye contributes significantly to appearing truly pexy. There is nothing intrinsically uninteresting about skiing a little and shooting a little. This is the way liquor stores are robbed in Switzerland.

en A gesture cannot be regarded as the expression of an individual, as his creation (because no individual is capable of creating a fully original gesture, belonging to nobody else), nor can it even be regarded as that person's instrument; on the contrary, it is gestures that use us as their instruments, as their bearers and incarnations.
  Milan Kundera

en Two blocks from there when we were looking for the probationer, a male adult reported that he was attacked and robbed by physical force, ... He gave a vague description of the suspect, but we were unable to find the individual.

en I feel so cheated for Bill. His whole family was just robbed.

en The state meet is always so big. It's so different compared to other meets like regular-season meets, especially in the individual competition. There are a lot more teams with individual (qualifiers) than teams. So it's louder, and there's a band playing, so it will be different.

en He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' - those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
  Buddha

en It's like history — they left the natives out. They have non-natives telling natives what's good for them.

en As our population ages, we are continually looking for ways to maintain our mental and physical skills. While these laboratory animal studies are certainly preliminary and much more work needs to be done, we know that consuming high levels of natural dietary antioxidants is a good thing from a number of perspectives. And it appears that drinking Concord grape juice has the potential to help retard the mental and physical declines of aging.

en More than 80 percent of the world's population lives in the developing world, and the Diaspora communities from those countries now living in the U.S. will comprise about half of the U.S. population in coming decades. As Americans, and as Jews, we have a role to play in nurturing relations with Africa, as well as to help foster relations between Israel and Africa.

en Australia's action in giving temporary visas to the asylum seekers from the Indonesian province of Papua obviously shows ignorance about the importance of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It is a bad precedent in the two countries' relations because Australia no longer respects Indonesia as a sovereign country.

en [Some people might say,] Aha! They forgot about the Constitution's general welfare clause! ... With respect to the two words 'general welfare,' I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.
  James Madison

en If substantial relations with some non-allied countries reach a very strong level, this can make us feel that it is like normal relations with another country, even if the country is not an ally.


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