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I've never been sure why other people's 'right' not to be annoyed by my smoking takes precedence over my 'right' to enjoy a cigarette. But hey...
And in fact, I have seen restaurants where cell phones are banned. "The Cottage" in Grand Rapids, MI, for one.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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