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Nov 12, 2023 21:56:53 GMT
Post by Admin on Nov 12, 2023 21:56:53 GMT
"Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?" Peter Hitchens
"Common experience shows how much rarer is moral courage than physical bravery. A thousand men will march to the mouth of the cannon where one man will dare espouse an unpopular cause . . . True courage and manhood come from the consciousness of the right attitude toward the world, the faith in one's purpose, and the sufficiency of one's own approval as a justification for one's own acts." Clarence Darrow, Resist Not Evil
The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.” Ludwig von Mises, Chapter III: Etatism
"Do not worry over the charge of treason to your masters, but be concerned about the treason that involves yourselves. Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good cause on Earth." Eugene V. Debs, Speech, June 16, 1918
"There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity." Arthur Schopenhauer
"If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one would remain in the ranks."Frederick The Great
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Nov 20, 2023 10:23:54 GMT
Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2023 10:23:54 GMT
"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness" Aristotle
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Nov 23, 2023 15:25:00 GMT
Post by Admin on Nov 23, 2023 15:25:00 GMT
Paradoxical as it may seem, the purposeful life has no content, no point. It hurries on and on, and misses everything. Not hurrying, the purposeless life misses nothing, for it is only when there is no goal and no rush that the human senses are fully open to recieve the world. Alan watts ~
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Nov 24, 2023 14:05:46 GMT
Post by Admin on Nov 24, 2023 14:05:46 GMT
Old men declare war because they have failed to solve complex political and economic problems. ~Arthur Hoppe 'There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders." Noam Chomsky en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Crimes_Act_of_1996God and a soldier all people adore In time of war, but not before; And when war is over and all things are righted, God is neglected and an old soldier slighted. -- Author Unknown "I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation." Mikhail Bakunin
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Dec 1, 2023 11:32:16 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2023 11:32:16 GMT
"Your worth, in earthly terms, is measured by your qualifications, social status, profession, and material wealth. In spiritual terms, it is calculated by your integrity, honesty, kindness, compassion, and the service you render to all sentient life. The former is of little or no value but can be bought. The latter is priceless and can never be bought, only earned. Man would do well to remember this." White Feather, guide to trance medium Rob Goodwin.
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Dec 3, 2023 8:34:05 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2023 8:34:05 GMT
"There is no moral difference between a Stealth bomber and a suicide bomber. They both kill innocent people for political reasons." Tony Benn
"The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself." Robert Ingersoll
"The violent subjugation of the Palestinians, Iraqis, and Afghans will only ensure that those who oppose us will increasingly speak to us in the language we speak to them-violence." Chris Hedges
"In the last analysis we must be judged by what we do and not by what we believe. We are as we behave."Geoffrey L. Rudd, The British Vegetarian, September/October 1962
"We, as individuals, are fast losing our reputation for honest dealing. Our nation is losing its character. The loss of a firm national character, or the degradation of a nation's honour, is the inevitable prelude to her destruction." William Wells Brown
"If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us."Francis Bacon
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Dec 8, 2023 19:47:49 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2023 19:47:49 GMT
You suffer because you don’t want to accept what has to be accepted. You’re worried about death? Don’t worry – you’ll die for sure. ~Kodo Sawaki, To You
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Dec 9, 2023 15:40:29 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 9, 2023 15:40:29 GMT
“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. If you wish to know that you are safe, cause another to know that they are safe. If you wish to better understand seemingly incomprehensible things, help another to better understand. If you wish to heal your own sadness or anger, seek to heal the sadness or anger of another.” ~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama
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Dec 15, 2023 13:36:00 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 15, 2023 13:36:00 GMT
Remember me. I will be with you in the grave on the night you leave behind your shop and your family. When you hear my soft voice echoing in your tomb, you will realise that you were never hidden from my eyes. I am the pure awareness within your heart, with you during joy and celebration, suffering and despair. On that strange and fateful night you will hear a familar voice — you’ll be rescued from the fangs of snakes and the searing sting of scorpions. The euphoria of love will sweep over your grave; it will bring wine and friends, candles and food. When the light of realisation dawns, shouting and upheaval will rise up from the graves! The dust of ages will be stirred by the cities of ecstasy, by the banging of drums, by the clamor of revolt! Dead bodies will tear off their shrouds and stuff their ears in fright– What use are the senses and the ears before the blast of that Trumpet? Look and you will see my form whether you are looking at yourself or toward that noise and confusion. Don’t be blurry-eyed, See me clearly- See my beauty without the old eyes of delusion. Beware! Beware! Don’t mistake me for this human form. The soul is not obscured by forms. Even if it were wrapped in a hundred folds of felt the rays of the soul’s light would still shine through. Beat the drum, Follow the minstrels of the city. It’s a day of renewal when every young man walks boldly on the path of love. Had everyone sought God Instead of crumbs and copper coins T’hey would not be sitting on the edge of the moat in darkness and regret. What kind of gossip-house have you opened in our city? Close your lips and shine on the world like loving sunlight. Shine like the Sun of Tabriz rising in the East. Shine like the star of victory. Shine like the whole universe is yours! translated by Jonathan Star “Rumi – In the Arms of the Beloved”
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Dec 17, 2023 17:37:16 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2023 17:37:16 GMT
Let a man overcome anger by compassion; let him overcome the wicked by good; let him overcome the miser by generosity; let him overcome the liar by truth. By telling the truth; by not getting angry; by giving, when asked, even if you have little. By these three steps one can reach the presence of gods.
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Dec 22, 2023 1:49:05 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 22, 2023 1:49:05 GMT
“You can't have occupation and human rights.” - Christopher Hitchens
“The Zionists indeed learnt well from the Nazis. So well that it seems that their morally repugnant treatment of the Palestinians, and their attempts to destroy Palestinian society within Israel and the occupied territories, reveals them as basically Nazis.” - Norman Finkelstein
“People who call themselves supporters of Israel are actually supporters of its moral degeneration and ultimate destruction.” - Noam Chomsky
“If every single Jew born anywhere in the world has the right to become an Israeli citizen, then all the Palestinians who were chucked out of Palestine by the Zionist Government should have the same right, very simple.” - Tariq Ali
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful” - Paulo Freire
“It is extraordinarily difficult not to hate someone when one feels powerless with them.” - Elizabeth Jane Howard
"The assumption that we're all utterly powerless, that's the devil at work.” - Thom Yorke
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Dec 29, 2023 23:37:11 GMT
Post by Admin on Dec 29, 2023 23:37:11 GMT
"What connects two thousand years of genocide? Too much power in too few hands." - Simon Wiesenthal
"The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century." - Allyson Schwartz
"When genocide is committed, it must be seen. People must look at it with open eyes, not minimize its impact." - Nadia Murad
"You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch." - Nicholas Kristof
"We can make a difference. We can save lives. We can stop the genocide." - Kendrick Meek
"The United States was founded on the triple sin of slavery, genocide, and land theft." - Thomas Chatterton Williams
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Jan 4, 2024 13:05:58 GMT
Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2024 13:05:58 GMT
“Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.” - Frank Herbert
"If the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the Laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizen will be violated or disregarded."Noah Webster (1758-1843)
“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires." Edward W. Said
“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” - Mark Twain
“Politics: “Poli” a Latin word meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".” - Myron Fagan
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Jan 5, 2024 20:56:30 GMT
Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:56:30 GMT
"Thousands of people who claim to 'love' animals sit at the table once or twice a day to enjoy the meat of creatures that have been completely deprived of anything that made their lives worth living and have had to endure suffering and A terrible fear in a filthy slaughterhouse. " (Jane Goodall) #janegoodall
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Jan 6, 2024 23:37:48 GMT
Post by Admin on Jan 6, 2024 23:37:48 GMT
“When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.” - Theodore Roosevelt
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos" - H.L. Mencken
“What is it about the government and its agents and employees that they can lie to us with impunity, but we risk being sent to jail if we lie to them?” - Andrew P. Napolitano
“A system is corrupt when it is strictly profit-driven, not driven to serve the best interests of its people.” - Suzy Kassem
“Instead of politicians, let the monkeys govern the countries; at least they will steal only the bananas!” - Mehmet Murat ildan
“Ignorance can be cured but stupid is forever.” - Miriam Defensor-Santiago
“Power lends itself to corruption, and governing bodies can only exist by wielding power.” - Merry Knightly
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