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I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if read more
I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.
Power tires only those who do not have it.
Power tires only those who do not have it.
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the read more
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.
A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.
People constantly speak of "the government" doing this or that, as they might speak of God doing it. But the read more
People constantly speak of "the government" doing this or that, as they might speak of God doing it. But the government is really nothing but a group of men, and usually they are very inferior men. They may have some better man working for them, but they themselves are seldom worthy of any respect.
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own.
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own.
[expressing John Locke's view]...whenever anyone threatens any other innocent human in a way that makes manifest an ignorance or disregard read more
[expressing John Locke's view]...whenever anyone threatens any other innocent human in a way that makes manifest an ignorance or disregard of the fundamental equality as regards the right to self-preservation, the creature in human shape who acts in this way is to be treated by any and all other rational humans as a wild, clever, and therefore very dangerous animal, to be destroyed (if necessary) in order to safeguard the rest.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
