We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge.
Greed is envy with its sleeves rolled up.
They define themselves in terms of what they oppose.
On conservatives.
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