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“The animal that talks” takes us in the right direction: language is a shared understanding that enables, through interchange, further and deeper shared understanding. Of course language also allows for the expression of disagreement, and may at times even contribute to disagreement, as terms get confused and people harden their positions in opposition to each other—to say nothing of the possibility of lying. Disagreement is prior to language, even if language often expresses disagreement and leads to new disagreements. But language is also a means to bridge disagreement.”
― Tod Lindberg, The Heroic Heart: Greatness Ancient and Modern

“Those who define themselves by their sense of superiority will live in a world governed not by justice but by persecution, one in which the tables may turn on them without a moment’s notice.”
― Tod Lindberg, The Political Teachings of Jesus: An Insightful Commentary on the Radical Ideas That Define Our Vision for Society

“A hero doesn’t seek death, but neither does a hero let the possibility of violent death deter resolute action toward the purpose at hand.”
― Tod Lindberg, The Heroic Heart: Greatness Ancient and Modern