Abel Hermant quotes
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“In keeping people straight, principle is not as powerful as a policeman.”
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“I have no idea what the mind of a lowlife scoundrel is like, but I know what the mind of an honest man is like; it is terrifying.”
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“Lies kill love, it's been said. Well, what about frankness, then.”
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“Heroism does not require spiritual maturity.”
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.275, Simon and Schuster
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“All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.”
Source : "An Open Letter to the State of Alabama" by Adam McKay, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2010.
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“Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.”
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Source : Al Alvarez (2013). “The Savage God: A Study of Suicide”, p.271, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly.”
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Source : "Angela Davis: 'There is an unbroken line of police violence in the US that takes us all the way back to the days of slavery" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2014.
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