Eleanor Roosevelt
(1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
“Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.”
As quoted by Dinesh D'Souza in What's So Great About America (2003), Ch. 6: America the Beautiful
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By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
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As to be loved needs only to be seen.”
Pt. I, lines 33–34.
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I. F. Stone
(1907–1989) American investigative journalist and author
NPR: Excerpt: The Best of I.F. Stone (5 September 2006)
Bhakti Tirtha Swami
(1950–2005) American Hindu writer
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Books, Leadership for an Age of Higher Consciousness, Volume II: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times (Hari-Nama Press, 2001)
Carl Sagan
(1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1990 Update), The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean [Episode 1]
Context: We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads — but to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact. The cosmos is full beyond measure of elegant truths; of exquisite interrelationships; of the awesome machinery of nature. The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore we've learned most of what we know. Recently we've waded a little way out, maybe ankle deep, and the water seems inviting. Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can. Because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.