“There are many countries where you can only believe more or you can believe less. But in the United States we have this incredible smorgasbord, and it really interests me why people are drawn to one faith rather than another, especially to a system of belief that to an outsider seems absurd or dangerous.” PeopleBelieveCountryStatesSeemsBeliefInterestUnitedUnited StatesDangerousIncrediblesAbsurdOutsiders Author:Lawrence Wright
“This is why I believe that many of our current eschatologies, intoxicated by dubious interpretations of John’s Apocalypse are not only ignorant and wrong, but dangerous and immoral.” BelieveI BelieveDangerousCurrentsIgnorantInterpretationApocalypseImmoralDubiousIntoxicatedEschatology Book:Everything Must Change: When the World's Biggest Problems and Jesus' Good News Collide Source: Everything Must Change: When the World's Biggest Problems and Jesus' Good News Collide
“I have grown to believe that there is no dangerous idea, which does not become less dangerous when written out in sincere and careful English.” BelieveDoeIdeasWrittenDangerousDangerCarefulSincereDangerous Ideas Book:The Major Works Source: The Major Works
“I believe it is wrong to undermine public safety, and indeed public confidence in the concept of human rights, by allowing highly dangerous criminals and terrorists to trump the rights of the people of Britain to live in security and peace.” PeopleBelieveHumansI BelieveRightsSecurityDangerousTrumpConceptsSafetyHuman RightsCriminalsTerroristBritainAllowingPublic Safety Author:David Cameron
“A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are so willing to blithely put such an enormous and dangerous arbitrary power in the hands of politicians-\-\risking their own freedom, in hopes of getting what someone else has-\-\is a painful sign of how far many citizens and voters fall short of what is needed to preserve a democratic republic” PeopleShouldBelieveHandsGovernmentFallWealthHalfDangerousWillingNeededCitizensPoliticianDemocraticPainfulEnormousPreservesVotersRepublicArbitraryPollsDemocratic Republic Author:Thomas Sowell
“When you're convinced that you're right and you believe that you have the license to do anything because you're right, you can be bossy and you can be dangerous. You can be oppressive. You can be a tyrant.” BelieveDangerousConvincedTyrantsLicenseBossy Author:Terry O'Quinn
“The country is headed toward a single and splendid government of an aristocracy founded on banking institutions and moneyed incorporations and if this tendency continues it will be the end of freedom and democracy, the few will be ruling...I hope we shall...crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations which dare already to challenge our government to trial and bid defiance to the laws of our country. I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.” IfsBelieveEndsCountryGovernmentLawChallengesDemocracyDangerousBirthStandingArmyInstitutionsDareTrialsTendenciesOur CountryCorporationsCrushEstablishmentBankingRulingSincerelySplendidDefianceAristocracyIncorporation Author:Thomas Jefferson