“I see no other conceivable strategy for the achievement of liberty than political action. Religious or philosophical conversion of each man and woman is simply not going to work; that strategy ignores the problem of power, the fact that millions of people have a vested interest in statism and are not likely to give it up.... Education in liberty is of course vital, but it is not enough; action must also be taken to roll back the State.” PeopleMenGivingStatesEnoughFactsProblemActionPoliticalCoursesInterestReligiousLibertyMillionsTakenAchievementMen And WomenPhilosophicalStrategyConversionGoing To WorkVested InterestsPolitical Action Author:Murray Rothbard
“I'm not a quester or a searcher for the truth. I don't really think there is one answer, so I never went looking for it. My impulse is less questing and more playful. I like trying on ideas and ways of life and religious approaches. I'm just not a good candidate for conversion.” ThinkingWayTryingIdeasReligiousAnswersApproachConversionImpulseCandidatesSearchers Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“It had been boldly predicted by some of the early Christians that the conversion of the world would lead to the establishment of perpetual peace. In looking back, with our present experience, we are driven to the melancholy conclusion that, instead of diminishing the number of wars, ecclesiastical influence has actually and very seriously increased it.” WorldWarChristianEvilReligiousNumbersInfluenceDrivenConversionConclusionMelancholyEstablishmentPerpetualLooking Back Author:William Edward Hartpole Lecky
“To attain peace among the nations in any dynamic or enduring form requires not simply political negotiation but a new mode of consciousness. The magnitude of this change is in the order of religious conversion or of spiritual rebirth rather than of treaty processes or even of inter-cultural understanding. Simply to recognize the basic nature and dimension of the issues we face is already an advance.” FacesSpiritualFormPoliticalOrderNationsPeaceProcessUnderstandingReligiousConsciousnessIssuesEndureConversionDimensionsNegotiationRebirthTreatiesMagnitude Author:Thomas Berry