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“If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.”

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This book is a compilation of dialogues and discussions between Confucius and his disciples, offering insights into his teachings on proper conduct, governance, and the cultivation of virtue. more

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Confucius, also known as Kong Qiu or Zhongni, was a great philosopher, educator, and politician during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. He advocated for benevolence, rule of propriety, and the doctrine of the mean, and his thoughts have had a profound impact on Chinese and world culture. more

“Having lost faith in all else, zealots have nothing left but a holy cause to please a warrior God. They win if we become holy warriors, too; if we kill the innocent as they do; strike first at those who had not struck us; allow our leaders to use the fear of terrorism to make us afraid of the truth; cease to think and reason together, allowing others to tell what's in God's mind.”

Ifs Thinking Mind Firsts Reason Use Together Winning Lost Left Causes Leader Holy Please Terrorism Strikes Cease Innocent Warrior Allowing Zealot Lost Faith

Author:Bill Moyers

“Inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for [Augustus] to discover that Rome, in her present exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms; and that, in the prosecution of remote wars, the undertaking became every day more difficult, the event more doubtful, and the possession more precarious and less beneficial.”

War Easy Difficult Chance Situation Events Arms Possession Rome Temper Beneficial Exalted Undertakings Doubtful Precarious Prosecution Augustus

Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

Source: The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

“Bush and his commanders in the war on terrorism are willing to waste non-terrorists to kill terrorists. Right or wrong, that is not caring about the dignity of every life.”

War Willing Waste Dignity Caring Terrorism Terrorist Commanders War On Terror Not Caring War On Terrorism

Author:David Corn

“A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.”

People World Want Country Nations Loses Moral Influence Military Morality Authority Humble Factors Around The World Arrogant Be Humble

Book:Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

Source: Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis

“The problem with the press is that they can't tell the difference between a bicycle crash and the end of civilization.”

Ends Problem Differences Civilization Presses Crash Bicycle

Author:George Bernard Shaw

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