“The stupidity of the average man will permit the oligarch, whether economic or political, to hide his real purposes from the scrutiny of his fellows and to withdraw his activities from effective control. Since it is impossible to count on enough moral goodwill among those who possess irresponsible power to sacrifice it for the good of the whole, it must be destroyed by coercive methods and these will always run the peril of introducing new forms of injustice in place of those abolished.” MenRealEnoughWholeRunningFormPoliticalPurposeMoralImpossibleSacrificeEconomicActivityMethodFellowsInjusticeAverageStupidityDestroyedPermitIntroducingPerilIrresponsibleGoodwillScrutinyAverage ManIntroducing New Book:Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics Source: Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics
“In terms of any sacrifices at the time [of World War II], I was somewhat protected living on a small farm where there was food, different perhaps from living in a city environment. I know such things as gas rationing did exist, but it wasn't anything that interfered with my daily activity.” KnowsWorldDifferentWarTermCitiesEnvironmentSacrificeActivityWar Of The WorldsGasFarmsWorld War IiWorld War IProtectedLiving OnDaily Activities Author:Paul Smith
“War-making is one of the few activities that people are not supposed to view 'realistically'; that is, with an eye to expense and practical outcome. In all-out war, expenditure is all-out, unprudent – war being defined as an emergency in which no sacrifice is excessive.” PeopleWarEyePeaceViewsSacrificeActivityPracticalsDefinedOutcomesExpensesAntiwarEmergenciesUbuntuExpendituresPeace Not War Author:Susan Sontag
“You can do so much in ten minutes' time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity.” LifeInspirationalMotivationalActionCan DoGoneSacrificeMinutesActivityTenDividesTime ManagementMeaninglessUnits Author:Ingvar Kamprad