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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 15, 2026
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), radio address, Oct. 26, 1939  
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)  
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
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Tom Hanks (1956 - )  
There is no good lighting that is healthy and for our well being without proper darkness.
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Roger van der Heide, TED: Why Light Needs Darkness, 2011  
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