These are the times which distinguish the real friend of his country from the town-meeting brawler and the sunshine patriot. . . . The former steps forth, and proclaims his readiness to march. —Major General Andrew Jackson
“The decisions of our past are the architects of our present.”
― Inferno
― Inferno
“Such things have disappeared perhaps because men do not trust themselves anymore, and when that happens there is nothing left except perhaps to find some strong sure man, even though he may be wrong, and to dangle from his coat-tails.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“Like a wild animal, the truth is too powerful to remain caged.”
― Insurgent
― Insurgent
“It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure to the world.”
― شرق بهشت
― شرق بهشت
“There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
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