“What would become of the world without the Devil? Under all the different systems of religion that have guided or misguided the world for the last six thousand years, the Devil has been the grand scapegoat. He has had to bear the blame of every thing that has gone wrong. All the evil that gets committed is laid to his door, and he has, besides, the credit of hindering all the good that has never got done at all. If mankind were not thus one and all victims to the Devil, what an irredeemable set of scoundrels they would be obliged to confess themselves!” IfsWorldYearsHas BeensDifferentDoneWould BeLastsEvilGoneDoorsMankindBearsThousandSixDevilVictimBlameCommittedCreditThousand YearsObligedMisguidedScoundrelsScapegoat Book:Zoe: The History of Two Lives Source: Zoe: The History of Two Lives
“Many of us who read the literature of social science as laymen are conscious of being admitted at a door which bears the watchword "scientific objectivity" and of emerging at another door which looks out upon a variety of projects for changing, renovating, or revolutionizing society. In consequence, we feel the need of a more explicit account of how the student of society passes from facts to values or statements of policy.” NeedsFeelsLooksFactsValuesLiteratureSocialDoorsPolicyStudentsBearsProjectsConsciousConsequenceAccountsStatementsVarietyEmergingObjectivityExplicitSocial ScienceLayman Book:In defense of tradition: collected shorter writings of Richard M. Weaver, 1929-1963 Source: In defense of tradition: collected shorter writings of Richard M. Weaver, 1929-1963
“A lot of the time, because of the polar bears you're not allowed to go outside the door without your hunting rifle, even if it's to go to the local shop. The polar bears will come from nowhere, and you'll be eaten alive.” IfsAliveDoorsBearsLocalsShopsHuntingRiflesPolar Bears Author:Richard Dormer