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From a philosophical perspective, I want to fight off isolationism and protectionism, be it part of another voice out there that says, wait a minute, what matters to women in Afghanistan matters to America. An isolationist point of view says it doesn't matter. The articulation of "all life matters" helps frame the case that it does matter what happens to a woman in Afghanistan.

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The best interpreter of the law is custom.

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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

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This first glance of a soul which does not yet know itself is like dawn in the heavens; it is the awakening of something radiant and unknown.

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A king of infinite space

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The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.

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For it is owing to their wonder that men both now begin and at first began to philosophize... They were pursuing science in order to know, and not for any utilitarian end.

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The secret to humor is surprise.

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Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

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If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

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No obligation to do the impossible is binding.

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Science is nothing but perception.

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It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.

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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

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So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.

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Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

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Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of self.

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Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

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A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain; But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.

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