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We do not measure a culture by its output of undisguised trivialities but by what it claims as significant.

Neil Postman (2005). “Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business”, p.16, Penguin

Impressive claims are made far more impressive by making them exact

Claude C. Hopkins (2016). “Scientific Advertising”, p.35, Laurus - Lexecon Kft.

If a woman is really injured by her marriage, she should sue under the employer liability act. She should claim damages--not alimony.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2011). “Families, Marriages, and Children”, p.55, Transaction Publishers

An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

"A Theory of Roughness". Interview with John Brockman, www.edge.org. December 20, 2004.

A nation that will not enforce its laws has no claim to the respect and allegiance of its people.

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2272, Delphi Classics

Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.

Wesley Clark's speech at the conference of Military Reporters and Editors, October 2003.

Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world.

"Science Must Destroy Religion" by Sam Harris, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 2, 2006.

If You Don’t Claim Your Humanity, You Will Become A Statistic.

"Fictional character: Tyler Durden". "Fight Club", www.imdb.com. 1999.