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«At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.»
«By measuring individual human worth, the novelist reveals the full enormity of the State's crime when it sets out to crush that individuality.»
«All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.»
«And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.»
«He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.»
«And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.»
«He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.»
«He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.»
«For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.»
«Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs.»
Author: Pablo Picasso
(Artist, Painter)
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application, beyond measure, canon, canons, conceive, instinct, limbs, measuring, The Brain
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