“What led to September 11 is that most decision makers in the White House thought like you. They supported despotic regimes in the Middle East to multiply the profits of oil and arms companies, and armed violence escalated and reached our shores.”
― شيكاجو
― شيكاجو
“No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.”
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“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.”
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“We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.”
― The Time Machine
― The Time Machine
“I wanted to become the seeker, the aroused and passionate explorer, and it was better to go at it knowing nothing at all, always choosing the unmarked bottle, always choosing your own unproven method, armed with nothing but faith and a belief in astonishment.”
― The Lords of Discipline
― The Lords of Discipline
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