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The Life Of The Individual Has Meaning Only Insofar As It Aids In Making The Life Of Every Living Thing Nobler And More Beautiful. Life Is Sacred, That Is To Say, It Is The Supreme Value, To Which All Other Values Are Subordinate.

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The Life Of The Individual Has Meaning Only Insofar As It Aids In Making The Life Of Every Living Thing Nobler And More Beautiful. Life Is Sacred, That Is To Say, It Is The Supreme Value, To Which All Other Values Are Subordinate.

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You Believe In A God That Plays Dice; I Believe In Law & Order.

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In The Middle Of Adversity There Is Great Opportunity.

Man Like Every Other Animal Is By Nature Indolent. If Nothing Spurs Him On, Then He Will Hardly Think, And Will Behave From Habit Like An Automaton.

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