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What, actually, is the difference between communism and fascism? Both are forms of statism, authoritarianism. The only difference between Stalin's communism and Mussolini's fascism is an insignificant detail in organizational structure.

I do not think we could determine the truth of what had happened in history by having the Quorum of the Twelve vote on it.

The tragedy of this late hour is that we have too many dead men in the pulpits giving out too many dead sermons to too many dead people.

There is something very questionable and unbiblical about those who claim a baptism of the Spirit and yet know nothing of extended periods in prayer.

The world is not waiting for a new definition of the Gospel, but for a new demonstration of the power of the Gospel.

The term "statelessness" is getting at the fact that the server doesn't care what state the client is in.

in a hypermedia-based design, resources don't matter as much. The designer's job is to identify all the state transitions.

And it's nighttime," said Jenny. She sighed. "I'm going home.

I believe profoundly in two rules. Justice and mercy – they seem to me the foundation of all civilized life and society, if you include under mercy, toleration.

Any irony intended proved words wasted, for they were drowned in Isabella's rapacity.

Angela had become the spoiled monster created by a loving Lucrezia.

Beauty is a responsibility like anything else, beautiful women have special lives like prime ministers but I don't want that.

What nonsense! There's nothing so clean as a healthy pussy!

The 'Sainthood', I may say, was actually forced upon me. If anyone would like to avoid becoming holy, they should immediately read this entire story.

It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology.

You of the North in general take love too soberly and seriously. You talk of duties where there should be only a question of pleasure.

To see men suffer had become for the former equestrienne a source of sensual delight.

I became so at ease with her that for one moment I forgot all etiquette

A thorough inspection of the birthday suit revealed a number of holes.

allowing the cynical reader to proceed contentedly through the story alongside the sentimentalist.

but majoring in creative writing only ever helped me to write a lot in my diary.

If Muhammad weren't standing lonely vigil on the mountain, you might say that there was no sign of anything unusual about him.

In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.

It was psychologically natural for the lively younger sister to become the royal equivalent of the enfant terrible.