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Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

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It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming.

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I remember clearly the deaths of three men. One was the richest man of the century, who, having clawed his way to wealth through the souls and bodies ...

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But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's no godliness there.

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And I feel that I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent t...

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But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open....

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The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.

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The last clear definite function of man—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man....For man, unlike any other...