“People are always quick to call evil what they do not know. The unknown sprouts fear. It spreads like an infection, burrowing into every facet of their lives. They need a scapegoat, someone to blame. Fingers are pointed, accusations are made, and a target lands on somebody’s back. They grow angry. They turn violent. To history, human nature must be a stubborn and tiring student. No matter how many times history tries to show it the error of its ways, it never learns from its mistakes.” LifePhilosophyLife LessonsEvilFearHuman NatureJudgmentBlameConformityUnknownScapegoatLearn From The PastHistory Repeating Itself Book:If I Resist Source: If I Resist
“I believe in the ability to choose. I believe this life is made up of our choices and their consequences— the good and the bad. I do not believe in letting anything up to fate. We are the makers of our own destinies, our own futures, our own paths. To blindly follow is an insult to the miracle of being human. To be human is to make choices; the moment you allow others to make decisions for you is the moment you do an injustice to not only mankind but to yourself.” InspirationalLife LessonsHumanityChoicesDestinyFateMankindPhilosophy Of LifeBeing HumanChoices And ConsequencesMiracle Of LifeValues And Beliefs Book:If I Resist Source: If I Resist
“Life is not a matter of choices! Life is handed to you, a couple of cards that have cycled through the grimy hands of hundreds of players before you. There are no aces hidden up your sleeve. There is no shortcut to success and happiness. Sleight of hand will only earn you a bloody nose and a thrashing in the alley outback. So instead, you play the few good cards you have and do what you can with the bad, and you play fair. There is no choice.” LifeLife LessonsChoicesChanceDestinyFateLife PhilosophyLife ChoicesAdam LaurenceIf I Resist Book:If I Resist Source: If I Resist
“Without their uniforms, they were probably nobodies, rejects. Give a man a uniform. Give him a few sparkly badges, a purpose, a gun ... and suddenly, he was no longer just another kid trying to make it through life without being ridiculed. Suddenly, he was a part of something. Something important. Something powerful. Something greater than he could ever be on his own. It was amazing how empowering the group could be.” LifeWarLife LessonsEmpowermentConformitySoldiersGroupthinkGroup ThinkGroup DynamicsGroup MentalityConformity And AttitudeIn Group Politics Book:If I Resist Source: If I Resist
“That is life, isn’t it? Fate. Luck. Chance. A long series of what-if’s that lead from one moment to the next, time never pausing for you to catch your breath, to make sense of the cards that have been handed to you. And all you can do is play your cards and hope for the best, because in the end, it all comes back to those three basics. Fate. Luck. Chance.” Life LessonsChanceFateLuck Book:If I Fall Source: If I Fall
“But circumstances change. Small causes lead to large effects. New paths are added. And all anyone can do . . . is choose.” Life LessonsChoicesPathsDestiny Chance Book:If I Fall Source: If I Fall
“When we stand up for what we believe in—for what’s right—there is always a chance that we risk the very things we fight for: our safety, our lives, our freedom. But if we stand down, the risk is definite.” WarLife LessonsJusticeRiskSacrificeLife PhilosophySoldierCivil RightsWarriorFightStand Up For What Is RightFight For Freedom Author:Kelseyleigh Reber