“I think our nation's at war with radical Islam. The primary goal of these groups is to attack our nation. Washington's a prime target.” ThinkingWarNationsGoalGroupsIslamRadicalPrimariesTargetPrimeRadical Islam Author:Lindsey Graham
“The evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups whose common denominator is low intelligence and high emotionality.” SelfEvilIndividualCommonGroupsMankindLowsPrimariesIdentificationCommon DenominatorTranscendingAggressiveness Author:Arthur Koestler
“To have a group of cloistered clinicians away completely from the broad current of professional life would be bad for teacher and worse for student. The primary work of a professor of medicine in a medical school is in the wards, teaching his pupils how to deal with patients and their diseases.” Would BeSchoolDealsTeacherGroupsTeachingStudentsDiseaseMedicinePatientCurrentsMedicalPrimariesBroadsProfessorsPupilsProfessional LifeMedical SchoolClinicians Book:The educational essays Source: The educational essays
“In organized groups such as the army or the Church there is either no mention of love whatsoever between the members, or it is expressed only in a sublimated and indirect way, through the mediation of some religious imagine in the love of whom the members unite and whose all-embracing love they are supposed to imitate in their attitude towards each other. It is one of the basic tenets of fascist leadership to keep primary libidinal energy on an unconscious level so as to divert its manifestations in a way suitable to political ends.” WayEndsPoliticalEnergyChurchReligiousLevelsAttitudeImagineGroupsMembersArmyPrimariesManifestationOrganizedUnconsciousFascistsSuitableIndirectMediationEmbracing Love Author:Theodor Adorno
“There are few professions whose primary objective is to advance the cause of humanity rather than simply to make money or accrue power. Among this limited group of humanitarians I would number teachers, nurses, bookstore owners, and bartenders.” HumanityCausesNumbersTeacherGroupsProfessionObjectivesPrimariesMaking MoneyOwnersNurseBookstoresBartender Book:Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy - Source: Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy -
“When a philosopher, scientist, or psychologist discusses the discrepancy between the actual and the ideal, he or she attempts to convince us with the tools of discursive thought ... An artist does it differently ... their primary approach is different, even though both groups, if you will, are investigating the actual, the ideal, and the discrepancy in between.” IfsDoeDifferentPoetryArtistLiteratureGroupsApproachIdealsToolsScientistPhilosopherPrimariesConvincePsychologistInvestigatingDiscrepanciesConvince UsDiscrepancies Between Author:Stephen Dobyns