“They [intellectuals] coined most of the slogans that guided the butcheries of Bolshevism, Fascism, and Nazism. Intellectuals extolling the delights of murder, writers advocating censorship, philosophers judging the merits of thinkers and authors, not according to the value of their contributions but according to their achievements on battlefields, are the spiritual leaders of our age of perpetual strife.”
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“That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.”
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“When goodness is lost there is morality.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
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