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Abraham Lincoln for freeing the slaves.
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Dalai Lama. It's not everyone who can be kicked out of his own country, have most of his friends and supporters murdered, the entire culture he's a representative of almost destroyed, and still be a cheerful guy who doesn't hold any enmity towards those who have harmed him and who specifically goes around discouraging violence against them. Not to mention he just goes around the world preaching compassion to anyone who will listen as part of his job."Although I may disagree with what you say, I will defend to the death your right to hear me tell you how wrong you are."Comment
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Big hitter, the Lama.
I would agree with Orange about compassion being relative to your capability. Kind words can be more compassionate than millions of dollars.
Mohandas K Gandi, Jesus of Nazareth, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and Dr Strangelove. Hard to pick just one, really.Be the bid!Comment
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To continue my thoughts from the Most Evil Person(tm) thread, the person who decides to cancel Survivor. He or she may not exist yet, however."I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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Dr. Norman Bethune
Worked for years in the war zones of the world (China 20s, Spain 30s, WWII) where he perfected blood transfusion and many other medical procedures."Wait a minute..this isn''t FAUX dive, it's just a DIVE!"
"...Mangy dog staggering about, looking vainly for a place to die."
"sauna stories? There are no 'sauna stories'.. I mean.. sauna is sauna. You do by the laws of sauna." -P.Comment
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Very true.Originally posted by orange
For a rich man to give a dollar is not as compassionate as it is for a poor man to give a quarter.
Sure Gates is giving some of his wealth to charity, but it won't make a difference to his lifestyle. He could give away 90% of his wealth and he could still live high on the hog.
But for an average income earner, a $1,000 donation means a lot and will make a big difference to their lifestyle.Golfing since 67Comment
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St. Ignatius of Loyola found the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits.
He also may have done other things.John Brown did nothing wrong.Comment
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A few that I can think of right now: Mother Teresa, Oscar Schindler, Ghandi, the current Dalai Lama.Comment
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The Buddha.
Now where did this crap come from?It's not everyone who can be kicked out of his own country, have most of his friends and supporters murdered, the entire culture he's a representative of almost destroyed(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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Friedrich Nietzsche.This is Shireroth, and Giant Squid will brutally murder me if I ever remove this link from my signature | In the end it won't be love that saves us, it will be mathematics | So many people have this concept of God the Avenger. I see God as the ultimate sense of humor -- SlowwHandComment
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The Jesuits? You mean the brains behind the Spanish Inquisition? Nice going, GePap; you may have found the one saint who doesn't qualify!Originally posted by Felch
St. Ignatius of Loyola found the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits.
He also may have done other things.
"I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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He was talking about a specific person.
tesekkur ederimWe the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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Oh, I know; it's just that, a the founder of a society that could imagine that the Inquisition was a good idea, St. Iggy surely loses points.Originally posted by Ted Striker
He was talking about a specific person.
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Bir sey degil."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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Since Sten Stenish is being greedy please post phone numbers to hot and lonely Turkish ladies.
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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You know, I think it's one of those universal rules that "hot ladies" and "lonely ladies" are mutually exclusive categories."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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