That nation is proudest and noblest and most exalted which has the greatest number of really great men. - Sinclair Lewis

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You can't start with imbalance and end with peace, be that in your own body, in an ecosystem or between a government and its people. What we need to strive for is not perfection, but balance.

Sinclair Lewis

That nation is proudest and noblest and most exalted which has the greatest number of really great men.

Exalted, Greatest, Men, Nation, Numbers, Really Great

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When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism

America, Americanism, Name, Names, States, Usa

I am convinced that everything that is worth while in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever. But the men of ritual and the men of barbarism are capable of shutting up the men of science and silencing them forever.

Critical, Forever, Important, Inquiring, Men

It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.

Damn, Discourage, Giving, Real, Write, Writing

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

4Th Of July, America, Country, Emotionally, Intellectually, Patriotic

Under a tyranny, most friends are a liability. One quarter of them turn "reasonable" and become your enemies, one quarter are afraid to speak, and one quarter are killed and you die with them. But the blessed final quarter keep you alive.

Alive, Blessed, Enemy, Friendship, Liability, Quarter

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It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me nuts.

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