A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a field of gelded bulls - whereas a city of anarchy is a city of promise

Quote by Mark Helprin

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Marxists are people whose insides are torn up day after day because they want to...

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

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The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...

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Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some...

If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

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Of course, you would have to be insane to hope your child grows up to...

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The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with...

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...