“To accept the story of the Arab destruction of the library of Alexandria, one must explain how it is that so dramatic an event was unmentioned and unnoticed not only in the rich historical literature of medieval Islam, but even in the literatures of the Coptic and other Christian churches, of the Byzantines, of the Jews, or anyone else who might have thought the destruction of a great library worthy of comment. That the story still survives, and is repeated, despite all these objections, is testimony to the enduring power of a myth.” StillsStoriesMightChristianLiteratureChurchAcceptingRichEventsDestructionHistoricalIslamEndureLibraryJewScaryWorthyMythDespiteDramaticCommentTestimonyMedievalObjectionsUnnoticedChristian ChurchAlexandriaByzantine Author:Bernard Lewis
“I think things that contribute to the destruction of our free-incentive system are wrong. A trend against that free-incentive system is wrong, and should only be temporarily engaged in, in the event that war or something of that kind requires it. Otherwise, it should be reduced.” ThinkingShouldKindWarEventsDestructionEngagedTrendsIncentives Author:George M. Humphrey
“The events of September 11 were carried out by people armed not with weapons of mass destruction, but with blades you can buy at a newsagent” PeopleEventsWeaponsMassDestructionSeptemberBladesSeptember 11Weapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Phillip Adams
“I don't physically put Appetite For Destruction in and listen to it, but I hear it on the radio or at sporting events or wherever else it pops up, and it's great. I dig everything about it. When I hear Appetite, it sounds like exactly what it was. It sounds like a record made by an angry bunch of kids.” MadeKidsSoundRecordsEventsDestructionAngryRadioPopsBunchAppetiteSporting Events Author:Slash
“This [9/11 event] was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it. Note that there was no claim for these attacks. There were no demands. There were no statements. It was a silent piece of terror. This was part of nothing.” ReasonPiecesEventsDemandDestructionClaimsNotesSilentTerrorStatementsBloody Author:Edward Said