“[S]tatism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. It leaves men no choice but to fight to seize political power -- to rob or be robbed, to kill or be killed. ... Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.” MenWarCountryPoliticalChoicesFightingViolenceProductionsCivil WarPerpetualLeaving MePolitical PowerFree CountryLooting Author:Ayn Rand
“I think the ties to slavery and the terrible tragedy that followed the Civil War with Jim Crow and racial violence is closely linked to the Confederate flag.” ThinkingWarViolenceTerribleTragedySlaveryTiesCivil WarFlagsLinkedCrowJim CrowConfederateConfederate FlagTerrible Tragedy Author:William R. Ferris
“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” ArtWarHardEnoughMovingFightingPeaceSimpleEnemyViolenceMilitaryStrikesCivil WarGrantsArt Of WarKeep MovingGreat WarNavalGreat MilitaryUnited States MilitaryViolence And War Author:Ulysses S. Grant
“Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.” PeopleWayHas BeensTwoWarStatesRealityGovernmentReligionPoliticsSidesCommunityLeadershipSimpleVisionClassTakenClearViolenceGenerationsPolicyPureEthicsGainsAdvantageOrganizationVictimMajorityStrategyUnityKillingHuman RightsIraqTerrorismTerroristIdeologyBordersCivil WarTwo ThingsIslamicAlsTerritoryForeign PolicySyriaStrifeBoth SidesSlaughterAl QaedaIsilIslamic TerrorismTaken Advantage Author:Barack Obama
“Secularists argue that differences of religion were the chief cause of violence in our history - conveniently overlooking violent clashes of region, race, and class, not the least of which was the bloodiest war in history until that time, the Civil War.” WarChristianCausesDifferencesReligiousRaceClassViolenceArguingViolentChiefsCivil WarRegionsClashOverlooking Book:Positive Neutrality: Letting Religious Freedom Ring Source: Positive Neutrality: Letting Religious Freedom Ring