„There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.“
— Martin Luther King, Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
„If you want a receipt for that popular mystery,
Known to the world as a Heavy Dragoon -
Take all the remarkable people in history,
Rattle them off to a popular tune!“
W. S. Gilbert1
1836 - 1911Publicidade
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in the darkness and mystery of creation
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