“We must therefore turn to history for enlightenment; here we find that none of the proclaimed anarchist groups correspond to the libertarian position, that even the best of them have unrealistic and socialistic elements in their doctrines. Furthermore, we find that all of the current anarchists are irrational collectivists, and therefore at opposite poles from our position. We must therefore conclude that we are not anarchists, and that those who call us anarchists are not on firm etymological ground, and are being completely unhistorical.” TurnsGroupsPositionElementsEnlightenmentOppositesCurrentsLibertarianDoctrineFirmIrrationalAnarchismAnarchist Author:Murray Rothbard
“In the face of the idea that truth might afford the opposite of satisfaction and turn out to be completely shocking to humanity at any given historical moment, ... the fathers of pragmatism made the satisfaction of the subject the criterion of truth. For such a doctrine there is no possibility of rejecting or even criticizing any species of belief that is enjoyed by its adherents.” MadeIdeasMomentsMightFacesHumanityTurnsFatherBeliefGivenSubjectsPossibilityOppositesHistoricalSpeciesSatisfactionDoctrineEnjoyedCriticizeShockingCriteriaRejectingPragmatism Book:Eclipse of Reason Source: Eclipse of Reason
“Don't turn your back upon your doctrinal doubts and difficulties. Go up to them and examine them. Perhaps the ghastly object which looks to you in the twilight like a sheeted ghost may prove to be no more than a table-cloth hanging upon a hedge.” LooksMayTurnsFearDoubtObjectsProveDifficultyTablesGhostDoctrineTwilightGhastly Book:The Recreations of a Country Parson Source: The Recreations of a Country Parson
“The Reverend Douglas Wilson may not be a professional historian, as his detractors say, but he has a strong grasp of the essentials of the history of slavery and its relation to Christian doctrine. Indeed, sad to say, his grasp is a great deal stronger than that of most professors of American history, whose distortions and trivializations disgrace our college classrooms. And the Reverend Mr. Wilson is a fighter, especially effective in defense of Christianity against those who try to turn Jesus' way of salvation into pseudo-moralistic drivel.” WayTryingMayChristianTurnsJesusStrongDealsChristianityCollegeEssentialsRelationStrongerSlaverySalvationDefenseDoctrineFighterProfessorsHistorianClassroomAmerican HistoryDisgraceDistortionWilsonPseudoReverendsChristian DoctrineDrivel Author:Eugene Genovese
“It is a most curious experience for a man of seventy-two to be confronted with the greenhorn enthusiasms of his youth. Young people think they are so smart. Alas the doctrines they spout with such fervor turn out to be mostly parroted from their elders.” PeopleThinkingMenTwoYoungTurnsYouthSmartDoctrineEnthusiasmCuriousArroganceAutobiographySeventiesAlasEldersFervor Book:One man's initiation: 1917: a novel Source: One man's initiation: 1917: a novel