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Man's cruelty to man2 quotes
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man? — William Wordsworth · 1798O poor mortals, how ye make this Earth bitter for each other. — Thomas Carlyle · 1837Moral decline2 quotes
O tempora! O mores! — Cicero · 63 BCOh this age! How tasteless and ill-bred it is! — Catullus · 54 BCAmerica1 quote
America, I've given you all and now I'm nothing. — Allen Ginsberg · 1956American life1 quote
America, I've given you all and now I'm nothing. — Allen Ginsberg · 1956American politics1 quote
America, I've given you all and now I'm nothing. — Allen Ginsberg · 1956Conformity1 quote
I've never done a single thing I've wanted to in my whole life! I don't know 's I've accomplished anything except just get along. — Sinclair Lewis · 1922Decline1 quote
Oh this age! How tasteless and ill-bred it is! — Catullus · 54 BCDemocracy1 quote
In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing. — Anatole France · 1908Girl problems1 quote
I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no girl reaction. — The Rolling Stones · 1965Men and women1 quote
I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no girl reaction. — The Rolling Stones · 1965Regret1 quote
I've never done a single thing I've wanted to in my whole life! I don't know 's I've accomplished anything except just get along. — Sinclair Lewis · 1922The human condition1 quote
Poor man. Poor mankind. — William Faulkner · 1932Wasted life1 quote
I've never done a single thing I've wanted to in my whole life! I don't know 's I've accomplished anything except just get along. — Sinclair Lewis · 1922Wealth1 quote
In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing. — Anatole France · 1908