“The Christian must abstain from sin. It is as simple and direct as that. You have no right to say, 'I am weak, I cannot, and temptation is very powerful.' The answer of the New Testament is, Stop doing it!” ChristianSinSimpleAnswersPowerfulDirectWeakTemptationTestamentNew TestamentVery Powerful Author:Martyn
“The US has unthinkingly embarked upon a neoimperial policy that must involve us in virtually every great war of the coming century-and wars are the death of republics. If we continue on this course of reflexive interventions, enemies will one day answer our power with the weapon of the weak-terror, and eventually cataclysmic terrorism on US soil.” IfsWarCoursesAnswersEnemyCenturyPolicyOne DayWeaponsWeakTerrorTerrorismSoilRepublicInterventionGreat War Author:Pat Buchanan
“... ages in which the dominant weapon is expensive or difficult to make will tend to be ages of despotism, whereas when the dominant weapon is cheap and simple, the common people have a chance... A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon -- so long as there is no answer to it -- gives claws to the weak.” PeopleGivingLongAgeStrongDifficultChanceSimpleAnswersCommonWeaponsWeakStrongerComplexesExpensiveDominantDespotismClaws Book:The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: In front of your nose, 1945-1950 Source: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: In front of your nose, 1945-1950
“When our brain feels too weak to deal with our opponent's objections, our heart answers by casting suspicion on their underlying motives.” FeelsHeartAnswersDealsBrainArgumentWeakOpponentsMotiveSuspicionCastingObjections Author:Friedrich Nietzsche