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We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character. ↗

— James Weldon Johnson

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Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too. ↗

— Regina King

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That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin - possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity. ↗

— Hans Kung

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The Queen and Electric Light Orchestra harmonies are so distinct and fit in our songs so well sometimes, but we don't know how to do them properly. ↗

— Nate Ruess

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Business ethics has always had problems that are distinct from those of other professions, such as medicine, law, engineering, dentistry, or nursing. ↗

— Peter Singer

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Today's terrorists are pursuing a distinct route. They are increasingly attacking civilians in symbolic targets, such as those of economic importance, or venues of bustling life like public transportation or entertainment, like nightclubs. ↗

— Cliff Stearns

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But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing. ↗

— Oliver Stone

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The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

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I would reject the distinction between a Keynesian moment and a behavioral moment. ↗

— Cass Sunstein

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