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P R E S E N T S
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Quotations From Albert Einstein
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(In Alphabetical Order By Subject)
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Rel: 16 Apr 90/Three
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Members Are: /\ngel Of Death & Prophet /\rmed
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On Bargains:
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"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."
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On Class:
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"The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the
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last analysis they rest on force."
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On Conformity:
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"It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an
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incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed."
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On Curiosity:
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its
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own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he
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contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous
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structure of reality. It is enough if one merely to comprehend a
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little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."
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On Future:
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"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
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On God:
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"God is clever, but not dishonest."
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On Humanity:
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"We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings."
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On Hunger:
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"An empty stomach is not a good political advisor."
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On International Relations:
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"In relations among seperate states complete anarchy still prevails. I do
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not believe that we have made any genuine advance in this area during the
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last thousand years."
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On Life:
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"We are like shipwrecked people trying to keep their balance on a miserable
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plank in the open sea...but once we fully accept this, life becomes
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easier."
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"What I value in life is quality rather than quantity, just as in Nature the
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overall principles represent a higher reality than does one single object."
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On Luxury:
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"Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury--to me these have always
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been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life
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is best for every one, best for both the body and the mind."
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On Military Secrecy:
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"Every citizen must make up his mind...if he accepts the premise of war he
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must endure the consequences of military secrecy."
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On Mystery:
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"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the
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fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true
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science."
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On Nationalism:
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"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."
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On Nuclear Energy:
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"Since I do not forsee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long
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time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is
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well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing
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order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear,
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it would not do."
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On Opposition:
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"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
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minds."
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On Patriotism:
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"The heroism at command, this senseless violence, this accursed bombast of
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patriotism--how intensely I despise them!"
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On Power:
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"What should be done to give the power into the hands of capable and well-
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meaning persons has so far resisted all efforts."
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On Reason:
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"Reason, of course, is weak, when measured against its never-ending task."
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On Religion:
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"Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind."
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"What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses and Jesus ranks for
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me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and constructive
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mind."
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On Simplicity:
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
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On Solitude:
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"I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the
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years of maturity."
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On Success:
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"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of
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value."
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On Testification:
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"Every intellectual who is called before one of the committees ought to
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refuse to testify, i.e. he must be prepared...for the sacrifice of his
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personal welfare in the interest of the cultural welfare of his country....
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This kind of inquisition violates the spirit of the Constitution.
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If enough people are ready to take this grave step they will be successful.
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If not, then the intellectuals of this country deserve nothing better than
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the slavery which is intended for them."
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On The Theory Of Relativity:
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"I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop the
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theory of relativity. The reason, I think, is that a normal adult never
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stops to think about problems of space and time. These are things which he
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has thought of as a child. But my intellectual development was retarded,
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as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had
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already grown up."
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On Tolerance:
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"The most important kind of tolerance is tolerance of the individual by
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society and the state."
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On Truth:
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"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor."
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"Truth resembles a statue of marble which stands in the desert and is
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continuously threatened with burial by the shifting sand."
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On Tyranny:
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"We may hope that even the dullest creature can be made to realize that, in
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the long run, lies and tyranny cannot triumph."
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On Value:
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"All that is valuable in human society depends on the opportunity for
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development accorded the individual."
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On Violence:
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"Degeneracy follows every automatic sysem of violence, for violence
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inevitably attracts moral inferiors. Time has proven that illustrious
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are succeeded by scoundrels."
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On War:
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"As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is
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inevitable."
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"I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with
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the atomic bomb. Perhaps two thirds of the people on earth might be
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killed, but enough men capable of thinking, and enough books, would be left
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to start again, and civilization would be restored."
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"The next World War will be fought with stones."
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On Wonder:
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"He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as
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dead; his eyes are closed."
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Compiled And Typed By Prophet /\rmed
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Another file downloaded from: The NIRVANAnet(tm) Seven
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& the Temple of the Screaming Electron Taipan Enigma 510/935-5845
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Burn This Flag Zardoz 408/363-9766
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realitycheck Poindexter Fortran 510/527-1662
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Lies Unlimited Mick Freen 801/278-2699
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The New Dork Sublime Biffnix 415/864-DORK
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The Shrine Rif Raf 206/794-6674
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Planet Mirth Simon Jester 510/786-6560
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