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If we had only those things which are procured with ease and freedom from danger, we should find the comforts and luxuries, if not many of the necessaries of life, considerably diminished. Dorothea Dix

Life Freedom Luxuries Considerably Danger Ease Those Diminished Find Only Had Freedom From Comforts Which Procured Should Many Things

The fact is that, in all prisons everywhere, cruelties on the one hand and injudicious laxity of discipline on the other have at times appeared and will, at intervals, be renewed except the most vigilant oversight is maintained. Dorothea Dix

Discipline Will Other Intervals Everywhere Fact Except Maintained Most Renewed Prisons Hand Oversight Times Vigilant Appeared

I believe the best mode of aiding convicts is so to apportion their tasks in prison as to give to the industrious the opportunity of earning a sum for themselves by 'over-work.' A man usually values that most for which he has labored; he uses that most frugally which he has toiled hour by hour and day by day to acquire. Dorothea Dix

The fabled origin of the laurel is this. Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus, offended by the persecutions of Apollo, implored succour of the gods, who changed her into a laurel tree. Apollo crowned his head with the leaves and ordered that forever after, the tree should be sacred to him. Dorothea Dix

When we have spiritual reading at meals, when we have the rosary at night, when we have study groups, forums, when we go out to distribute literature at meetings, or sell it on the street corners, Christ is there with us. Dorothy Day

Spiritual Christ Reading Corners Meetings Out Distribute Study Go Sell Literature Meals Us Rosary Forum Groups Street Night

It is easier to have faith that God will support each House of Hospitality and Farming Commune and supply our needs in the way of food and money to pay bills, than it is to keep a strong, hearty, living faith in each individual around us - to see Christ in him. Dorothy Day

God Faith Food Needs Money Strong Christ Will Pay Living Our Way Easier See Individual Hospitality Supply Support House Him Around Than Hearty Commune Us Farming Bills Each Each Individual Keep

We had people of all backgrounds coming together - all races, all creeds, all colors, all status in life. And coming together there was a kind of quiet dignity and a kind of sense of caring and a feeling of joint responsibility. Dorothy Height

Life Together Dignity People Responsibility Feeling Sense Caring Backgrounds Kind All Races Status Joint Colors Had Coming Quiet Races Creeds

We have to realize we are building a movement. Dorothy Height

Building Movement Realize

But I made no efforts to organize my supporters to hold on to the apparatus. Consequently I was soon expelled and my followers, who did not change coats overnight, quietly left or were expelled from the party. Earl Browder

Change Made Party Followers Soon Supporters Overnight Were Left Efforts Quietly Did Expelled Hold Organize Apparatus Who Coats Consequently

I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung. Earl Browder

Leadership History Struggle Only Could Open Knew Leaders Maintain Moscow Doing Influence Against Succeeded Communist Mao Ever Two

Marxism is an interpretation of history which explains the progress of society as a product of the expansion of the forces of production of the material means of life, that is, the development of economy. Earl Browder

Life History Progress Interpretation Society Marxism Development Economy Forces Material Expansion Which Explains Means Product Production

The American Communists had thrived as champions of domestic reform. Earl Browder

Thrive Had Domestic Reform American Communists Champions

Do not think too much of the dead husk of your friend, or mourn too much over it, but send your thoughts out towards the real soul or self which has escaped - to reach it. Edward Carpenter

I should like these few words to be read over the grave when my body is placed in the earth; for though it is possible I may be present and conscious of what is going on, I shall not be able to communicate. Edward Carpenter

Words Communicate Few Earth Though Possible Able Shall Over Like Read Going May Placed Should Body Grave Conscious Present

It is curious that, with my somewhat antinomian tendencies, I should have gone to Trinity Hall - which was, and is, before all a Law College - and should thus have been thrown into close touch with the legal element in life. Edward Carpenter

Life Legal Law College Before Gone Trinity Touch Somewhat Tendencies Thrown Thus Hall Been Close Curious Which Should Element

The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage of by the capitalist, is obvious. Edward Carpenter

Value General Fact He Taken Advantage Namely Obvious Does Surplus His Get Labours Capitalist Full Workmen

The other thing that happened in 1883 was my reading of Thoreau's Walden. Edward Carpenter

Reading Other Happened Thing

That's the beauty of the Internet is that we're no longer tied to our communities by physical connections. Edward Snowden

Internet Beauty Our Physical Longer Tied Communities Connections

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