“It's often been said, "Violence never solved anything." The simple truth is that when you are slammed up against the wall and the knife is at your throat, when a circle of teenagers is kicking you as you curl into a ball on the sidewalk, or when the man walks into your office building or school with a pair of guns and starts shooting, only violence, or the reasonable threat of violence, is going to save your life. In the extreme moment, only force can stop force.” MenSaidMomentsSchoolForceSimpleWalksViolenceBuildingHe ManWallTruth IsOfficeGunBallsThreatExtremesCirclesTeenagerShootingReasonablePairsThroatKnivesGun ControlKickingCurlsSidewalkSimple TruthsOffice Buildings Author:Rory Miller
“Obama has been saying for years now - he said it again on Sunday - that climate change is the biggest threat facing the planet, all the while he knew that Iran is just a couple months away from a nuclear bomb.” YearsHas BeensSaidPlanetsMonthsCoupleThreatClimateClimate ChangeNuclearBombsSundayIranNuclear Bomb Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The threat of mutually assured destruction worked for the United States during the Cold War because it had proved its willingness to drop nuclear bombs on enemy cities at the end of World War II. It might work less well for Israel, because the Israeli Air Force has never deliberately targeted a large civilian population center, and its leaders have said its morality would not permit it do so.” WorldWellsSaidWarEndsStatesMightForceUnitedCitiesLeaderEnemyUnited StatesAirColdMoralityDestructionThreatPopulationIsraelNuclearWar Of The WorldsBombsWillingnessPermitWorld War IiWorld War ICold WarAssuredCiviliansIsraeliAir ForceNuclear BombMutually Assured Destruction Author:Alan Dershowitz
“That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.” WorldShouldSaidFightingFireCommunicationBalanceSpeechBlessedRemainsThreatStrikesInstantMutualFree SpeechCursedMutual RespectInstant Communication Author:Timothy Garton Ash