Richard Davenport-Hines quotes
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“Western civilisation, the élitists all understood, is built upon discrimination: a culture that does not rest on discrimination, that penalises people who discriminate, or rewards the undiscriminating, is worth very little and has only callow, childish pleasures.”
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“Rules, whether they govern sexual morality or financial probity, regardless of whether they are justifiable or undesirable, always provoke bold recalcitrants to devise clever, defiant ways to breach them.”
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“Madness is not enlightenment, but the search for enlightenment is often mistaken for madness.”
-- Richard Davenport-Hines
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Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
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“People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.”
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Source : Adi Da Samraj (1980). “Scientific proof of the existence of God will soon be announced by the White House!: prophetic wisdom about the myths and idols of mass culture and popular religious cultism, the new priesthood of scientific and political materialism, and the secrets of enlightenment hidden in the body of man”, Dawn Horse Pr
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“Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.”
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