“The obscene and vulgar stories in the Bible are as repugnant to our ideas of the purity of a Divine Being, as the horrid cruelties and murders it ascribes to Him are repugnant to our ideas of His justice.” IdeasStoriesJusticeDivineBibleMurderCrueltyPurityVulgarObscene Book:The Theological Works of Thomas Paine: To which are Added the Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar Source: The Theological Works of Thomas Paine: To which are Added the Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar
“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That's why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history ~~ they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.” PeopleShouldWellsBookStoriesEvilReadingWorstHeroDepthInjusticeBetrayalNobleMonstersCrueltyHeightAttainmentDepravityDickensBooks And Reading Author:David McCullough
“I think of the people who commit these acts as children. They're in their 20s, but like certain children, they have been told only one story, over and over. Like most children, they believe in an easily identifiable good and evil, and like most children, they are capable of unthinkable cruelty.” PeopleThinkingBelieveChildrenHas BeensStoriesCertainEvilCapableCommitCrueltyGood And EvilUnthinkable Author:Michael Cunningham