Alex

“The blessedness of waiting is lost on those who cannot wait, and the fulfillment of promise is never theirs. They want quick answers to the deepest questions of life and miss the value of those times of anxious waiting, seeking with patient uncertainties until the answers come. They lose the moment when the answers are revealed in dazzling clarity.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
― Hourly History, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Life from Beginning to End

“When anyone does a crime, it’s only natural for them to suspect that others may readily do the same crime against them. Perhaps within this attitude of self-concern is born the seed of karma.”
― Matt Clayton, Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology and Roman Mythology

“One either allows racial inequalities to persevere, as a racist, or confronts racial inequalities, as an antiracist. There is not in between safe space of ‘not racist.’ The claim of ‘not racist’ neutrality is a mask for racism.” —Ibram X. Kendi”
― Hourly History, Civil Rights Movement: A History from Beginning to End

“A British Lord named Acton once said that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
― Matt Clayton, Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology and Roman Mythology