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— John Lancaster Spalding"The common man is impelled and controlled by interests; the superior, by ideas."
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See yourself as you really are. Listen to what none of your leaders and representatives dares tell you: You are a "little, common man." Understand the double meaning of these words: "little" and "common." Don't run. Have the courage to look at yourself!
— Wilhelm Reich
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The downfall of every civilization comes, not from the moral corruption of the common man, but rather from the moral complacency of common men in high places.
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