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What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence? We mean that man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world – and defines himself afterwards.
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
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It is impossible that any thing so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by Providence as an evil to mankind.
~ Jonathan Swift
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We ought to remember that religion uses language in quite a different way from science. The language of religion is more closely related to the language of poetry than to the language of science.
~ Niels Bohr
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The Generative AI Statement recently published by Illinois State University can be found here:
Generative AI in the Classroom
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Capitalism is at its liberating best in a noncapitalist environment.
~ Eric Hoffer
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Ayman Safadi – the Jordanian politician who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs – was born on this day – January 15, 1962 – in Zarqa, Jordan.
Minister Safadi holds a BA in English literature from Yarmouk University along with a Master of Arts degree from Baylor University.
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We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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In every era the attempt must be made anew to wrest tradition away from a conformism that is about to overpower it.
― Walter Benjamin
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Credulity is always greatest in times of calamity.
~ Charles MacKay
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