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Democracy1 quote
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. — Herbert Marcuse · 1964
Elections1 quote
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. — Herbert Marcuse · 1964
God is always with the strongest battalions. — Frederick the Great · 1760
Happiness1 quote
To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright. — Walter Benjamin · 1979
Drive out prejudices through the door, and they will return through the window. — Frederick the Great · 1771
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. — Herbert Marcuse · 1964
Loneliness1 quote
Under certain circumstances, one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd. — Georg Simmel · 1903
I'm only trying to do what I can't do. — Lucian Freud
It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter. — Alfred Eisenstaedt · 1995
Drive out prejudices through the door, and they will return through the window. — Frederick the Great · 1771
I'm only trying to do what I can't do. — Lucian Freud
Research1 quote
Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. — Wernher von Braun · 1973
To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright. — Walter Benjamin · 1979
Space1 quote
Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go-and he'll do plenty well when he gets there. — Wernher von Braun · 1958
Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go-and he'll do plenty well when he gets there. — Wernher von Braun · 1958