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Cast a cold eye on life, on death Horseman pass by

Cast a cold eye on life, on death Horseman pass by

"Under Ben Bulben" l. 89 (1939). The final three lines are in fact inscribed on Yeats's gravestone.

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

John Ralston Saul (2012). “The Unconscious Civilization”, p.108, Simon and Schuster

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

"Jodie Foster's Golden Globes acceptance speech: Did she come out? Depends on whom you ask". nationalpost.com. January 14, 2013.

I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.

Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.114, BoD – Books on Demand