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We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.

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Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science?

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He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.

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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

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To follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

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It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

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Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

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Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

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Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

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