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We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt.


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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.
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Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.


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Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common.
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