A Quote by Jane Hirshfield

Justice lacking passion fails, betrays.

Jane Hirshfield

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Fails Justice Lacking Passion

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Jane Hirshfield
American - Poet
Born: February 24, 1953

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Greil Marcus

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Belief fuels passion, and passion rarely fails.

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Andrew Harvey

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Randy Rainbow

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Ralph Nader

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Louis Farrakhan

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Emily Dickinson

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Andrew Harvey

The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.