“If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.”
― On War: Volume 1
― On War: Volume 1
“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
“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.”
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“One does not have to be without sin to castigate someone else for being a rapist or murderer" (386).”
― Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy
― Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy
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