“[M]ore wars have been waged, more people killed, and more evil perpetrated in the name of religion than by any other institutional force in human history. The sad truth continues in our present day.” PeopleHumansHas BeensWarReligionEvilNamesForceHuman HistoryPresent DaySad Truth Author:Charles Kimball
“Persuasion is effected through the medium of the hearers, when they shall have been brought to a state of excitement under the influence of speech; for we do not, when influenced by pain or joy, or partiality or dislike, award our decisions in the same way; about which means of persuasion alone, I declare that the system-mongers of the present day busy themselves.” WayMeanHas BeensStatesPainJoyDecisionInfluenceSpeechBusyMediumsExcitementAwardsDislikePersuasionPresent DayPartiality Book:Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek Source: Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek