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The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

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I've interviewed multiple people who know bin Laden... who tend to have a universal picture of what he's like, which is: modest, retiring, unassuming, kind of thoughtful - lots of things that don't fit with a mass murderer, which he is as well. ↗

— Peter L. Bergen

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Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. ↗

— Paul Bert

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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

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Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent. ↗

— Sydney Brenner

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I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination. ↗

— Jonathan Brandis

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Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from. ↗

— David Brin

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Modern man is frantically trying to earn enough to buy things he's too busy to enjoy. ↗

— Frank A. Clark

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You know, modern liberals are just, I think frankly, totally off the deep end... their only answer is to yell racism and hide. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

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