You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, … - Catherine the Great

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We also have people dying longer, we are able to keep people alive without much quality of life in many cases. We haven't done a great job of making healthspan match up with lifespan, which is both miserable and unbelievably costly - and frightening.

Catherine the Great

You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings.

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The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. . . . Political liberty does not consist in the notion that a man may do whatever he pleases; liberty is the right to do whatsoever the laws allow. . . . The equality of the citizens consists in that they should all be subject to the same laws.

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I sincerely want peace, not because I lack resources for war, but because I hate bloodshed.

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Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.

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Nothing is more difficult, in my opinion, than to avoid something that fundamentally attracts you.

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The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

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