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“Pelukis Goenito melengkapi catatan yang telah ditorehkan Pram, Hersri, dan Gumelar tentang apa yang terjadi di Pulau Buru. Jika Anda membaca catatan dan menyimak sketsa di dalam lembaran-lembaran buku ini, lalu Anda merasa dunia seperti bergetar dan gelap, kuatkan hati dan pikiran. Buru dan semua cerita di dalamnya itu nyata. Pertanyaannya kini, bukan lagi soal apakah semua itu nyata dan fakta, tapi apakah dengan semua kita mau menundukkan kepala, mengakui ada yang salah dari masa lalu kita, dan menghaturkan maaf…”

“Pemahaman wartawan Amerika tentang kebebasan pers tumbuh dari model Pencerahan ini ketika pers dipandang sebagai pembela masyarakat melawan kekuasaan sewenang-wenang negara (Bailyn, 1967). Sebaliknya, dalam pemikiran politik Islam, nilai-nilai hukum ataupun nilai-nilai moral ditentukan oleh wahyu Ilahi. Cendekiawan Islam Afganistan, Mohammad Hashim Kamali (1998), menjelaskan bahwa tak seperti hukum konstitusional modern, syariat diilhami oleh kemanunggalan Tuhan dan manusia. "Hukum Islam tidak berangkat dari posisi konflik antara hak dan kepentingan individu melawan negara... Dengan demikian, dualitas kepentingan yang sering digambarkan dalam konstitusi modern tidak mewakili gambaran yang sama seperti teori pemerintahan dalam Islam.”

“Pemimpin politik Melayu itu, di mana jua duduknya (baik dalam BN ataupun dalam pembangkang), dia mestilah pertama-tama menjadi pemimpin bagi orang Melayu dahulu; dan seterusnya baru menjadi pemimpin untuk semua keturunan dan agama dengan penuh keadilan; tidak menindas dan merampas peluang dan hak-hak kaum lain. Dia bukan sahaja membela Islam, nasib dan kebudayaan Melayu, tetapi boleh dilihat tidak berbelah hati untuk membela kepentingan Islam serta Melayu.”

“Pen will no longer be your close guard, Lady,” Mace said flatly. “What?” “Starting tonight, Elston will take over Pen’s duties.” Kelsea turned to stare at Pen, who in turn stared at the floor.“ “What’s happened?” she demanded. “I’ll give you two a few minutes, but only a few,” Mace replied, speaking to Pen. “After that, you will not be alone together again.” Pen nodded, but Kelsea turned on Mace. “You don’t make changes to my Guard behind my back, Lazarus! I didn’t ask for a new close guard. This isn’t your decision.” “No, Lady,” Pen said. “It’s mine.”

“Pen-and-paper role-playing is live theater and computer games are television. People want the convenience and instant gratification of turning on the TV rather than getting dressed up and going out to see a live play. In the same way, the computer is a more immediately accessible way to play games.”

“Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself”

“Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce [28g] of marijuana.”

“Penance is the willingness to undergo hardships for the achievement of a good purpose. I was willing. But when hardships came I found myself lifted above them. Instead of hardship, I found a wonderful sense of peace and joy and conviction that I was following God's will. Blessings instead of hardships are showered upon me.”

“Penance to be sure must be used as a tool, in due times and places, as need may be. If the flesh, being too strong, kicks against the spirit, penance takes the rod of discipline, and fast, and the cilice of many buds, and mighty vigils; and places burdens enough on the flesh, that it may be more subdued. But if the body is weak, fallen into illness, the rule of discretion does not approve of such a method.”