"The fertilising conflict of individualities is the ultimate meaning of the personal life."
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"There is a world-wide conflict between capital and labour, and the poor envy the rich."
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"...it is all the more clear what we have to accomplish at present: I am referring to ruthless criticism of all that exists, ruthless both in the sense of not being afraid of the results it arrives at and in the sense of being just as little afraid of conflict with the powers that be."
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"Peace of the sort that brings wholeness, harmony, and health to our lives only happens when chaos, confusion, and conflict are included and transcended."
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"I am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human."
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"Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to good use."
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"I would encourage the next commander in chief to be more cooperative and communicative with Congress, particularly when entering a conflict."
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"A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all."
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"India is immortal if she persists in her search for God. But if she goes in for politics and social conflict, she will die."
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"One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible. Time and time again, conflicts are resolved through shifts that were unimaginable at the start."
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"One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible."
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"It is said that there is a principle of conflict which originated with the single cell and has never deteriorated."
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"If you would listen, sir, in the sense of being aware of your conflicts and contradictions without forcing them into any particular pattern of thought, perhaps they might altogether cease."
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"For to be desperate is to discover strength. / We die of comfort and by conflict live."
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"We have to have some form of politics. Politics is a form of resolving conflicts. Politics which comes from sincere motivation is constructive."
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"We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others. We cannot destroy our neighours! We cannot ignore their interests!"
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"We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations, acting individually or in concert, will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified."
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"On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the [Bashar] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe and that a negotiated end to the conflict is the only way to achieve lasting peace in Syria."
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"readiness,' far far from assuring peace, has at all times and in all countries been instrumental in precipitating armed conflicts."
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"If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story."
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