Jonathan Sorensen

“Just as medieval culture did not manage to square chivalry with Christianity, so the modern world fails to square liberty with equality. But this is no defect. Such contradictions are an inseparable part of every human culture.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Where’s evil? It’s that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side. It’s that part of every man that finds all kinds of ugliness so attractive. “It’s that part of an imbecile,” I said, “that punishes and vilifies and makes war gladly.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Mother Night

“For thousands of years, philosophers, thinkers and prophets have besmirched money and called it the root of all evil. Be that as it may, money is also the apogee of human tolerance. Money is more open-minded than language, state laws, cultural codes, religious beliefs and social habits”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“It had given him a life not worth living, but I had also given him an iron will to live. This was a common combination on the planet Earth.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Breakfast of Champions