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The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it!.

Or the full quote;
“In all my travels the thing that has impressed me the most is the universal brotherhood of man what there is of it!.”
Mark Twain



“The brotherhood of man is not a mere poet's dream: it is a most depressing and humiliating reality”
Oscar Wilde

“Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution!.”
Learned Hand

“The brotherhood of man is evoked by particular men according to their circumstances!. But it seldom extends to all men!. In the name of our freedom and our brotherhood we are prepared to blow up the other half of mankind and to be blown up in our turn!.”
R!. D!. Laing

“I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me!. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment!.”
Malcolm X



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I believe it's just that feeling of togetherness that bonds each person to another (or at least the people who feel this way)!. It's linked to morality and altruism etc!. so it's a very deep part of most people and will therefore be a huge motivator as well as a heart-rending rebuke when acted against!. I would agree with him because this is the connection between us that all good works stem from!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It is a subjective statement!. Mankind, or being a male human feels similar to being in a club of some sorts!. We are all in it together!. Together we thrive, driven apart we crumble!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Are you sure Twain said that!? It sounds very uncharacteristic!. Most of his aphorisms were tongue-in-cheek, if not downright cynical!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together!.






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Democracy or, better yet, equality!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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