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“Spirituality can go hand-in-hand with ruthless single-mindedness when the individual is convinced his cause is just”

Hands Spirituality Individual Causes Convinced Ruthless Hand In Hand Single Mindedness

Book:In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

Source: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo

“Some souls attain enlightenment. No one knows why. You could say it is individual inclination. I'm not convinced that's the case.”

Knows Soul Individual Cases Teacher Enlightenment Convinced Enlightened Inclination

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The dissemination of the individual's opinions on matters of public interest is for us, in the historic words of the Declaration of Independence, an 'unalienable right' that 'governments are instituted among men to secure.' History shows us that the Founders were not always convinced that unlimited discussion of public issues would be 'for the benefit of all of us' but that they firmly adhered to the proposition that the 'true liberty of the press' permitted 'every man to publish his opinion'.”

“There are crimes which no one would commit as an individual which he willingly and bravely commits when acting in the name of his society, because he has been (too easily) convinced that evil is entirely different when it is done 'for the common good.'...one might point to the way in which racial hatreds and even persecution are admitted by people who consider themselves, and perhaps in some sense are, kind, tolerant, civilized and even humane.”

People Way Kind Has Beens Different Done Might Evil Names Individual Common Acting Crime Hatred Convinced Commit Civilized Persecution Humane Common Good

Author:Thomas Merton

“The cult of individual personalities is always, in my view, unjustified. To be sure, nature distributes her gifts variously among her children. But there are plenty of the well-endowed ones too, thank God, and I am firmly convinced that most of them live quiet, unregarded lives.”

Wells Children Individual Views Personality Quiet Convinced Plenty Thank God Cult Unjustified Individual Personality

Book:The World As I See It

Source: The World As I See It

“From my earliest youth I have regarded the connection between Ireland and Great Britain as the curse of the Irish nation, and felt convinced, that while it lasted, this country would never be free or happy. In consequence, I determined to apply all the powers which my individual efforts could move, in order to separate the two countries.”

Two Country Moving Order Individual Nations Felt Effort Youth Consequence Connections Determined Convinced Curse Britain Ireland Great Britain Two Countries Individual Effort

Author:Theobald of Bec

“we have complaints that institutional dominance of the stock market has put 'the small investor at a disadvantage because he can't compete with the trust companies' huge resources, etc. The facts are quite the opposite. It may be that the institutions are better equipped than the individual to speculate in the market.But I am convinced that an individual investor with sound principles, and soundly advised, can do distinctly better over the long pull than large institutions.”

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Author:Benjamin Graham

“I do not despise genius-indeed, I wish I had a basketful of it. But yet, after a great deal of experience and observation, I have become convinced that industry is a better horse to ride than genius. It may never carry any man as far as genius has carried individuals, but industry-patient, steady, intelligent industry-will carry thousands into comfort, and even celebrity; and this it does with absolute certainty.”

Men May Doe Individual Wish Deals Industry Genius Comfort Horse Absolutes Intelligent Patient Convinced Observation Certainty Steady Despise Absolute Certainty

Author:Walter Lippmann