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“The Iliad thus begins to suggest that no community can succeed by honoring exceptional individuals whose indulgence in rage and ruthless pursuit of honor causes them to neglect or imperil those who depend upon them.”
― Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
― Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!”
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“Those who ask ‘What was God doing before he made heaven and earth?’ are still steeped in error which they should have discarded.”
― Confessions
― Confessions
“Raging like a lion or wild boar and slaughtering many enemies may be worthy of praise and honor in the world of Homer’s characters, but similes claiming that the warriors are like such beasts invite the audience to consider whether it really is optimal behavior for a human being. Is it really something to brag about?”
― Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
― Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
“The battle,” Rommel famously observed, “is fought and decided by the quartermasters before the shooting begins.”
― An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943
― An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943
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