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by John Kenneth Galbraith    ( comments )

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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a more

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

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by Isaac Singer    ( comments )

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People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According more

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.

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by Simone De Beauvoir    ( comments )

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There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

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by Martin Luther King, Jr.    ( comments )

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The curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the more

The curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty.

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by Joseph Conrad    ( comments )

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Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

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by Mark Twain    ( comments )

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Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.

Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.

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by Guillaume Apollinaire    ( comments )

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A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.

A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.

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