Some French philosopher said that the most powerful force in human affairs, as in nature, is inertia.

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The writer and philosopher said the cliffs were the first sight of the British mainland seen by his Italian immigrant father who came to the country in the 1960s.

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"Turkey lost a political philosopher, " said Husamettin Cindoruk, former president of Parliament.

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The great philosopher Kant once said that there were two things that continually filled him with wonder: the starry heavens above him and the moral law within him.

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Stupid is as stupid does, said the great philosopher Forrest Gump.

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Instead, the prevalent Russian theory is that the Chinese will follow the advice of their great military philosopher Sun Tsu, who said the best general wins wars without fighting a single battle.

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It is thought that Greek philosopher Socrates became his own executioner - sentenced to death by drinking poison - and in ancient Athens it was said city magistrates kept a supply of poison for anyone wishing to die.

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