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Man is an animal with primary instincts of survival. Consequently his ingenuity has developed first and his soul afterwards. The progress of science is far ahead of man's ethical behavior.
Charlie Chaplin
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Charlie Chaplin
Age: 88 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 16
Died: 1977
Died: December 25
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
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The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all.
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By simple common sense I don't believe in God, in none.
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There are more valid facts and details in works of art than there are in history books.
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I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.
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Simplicity of approach is always best.
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More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.
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Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.
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