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“Aarne-Thompson-Uther index”
― Marina Warner, Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale

“The argument that Saddam Hussein was a bad man and had to be removed simply won't do. There are many bad men around the world who run countries and we don't topple them, and, indeed, in earlier years we actually supported Saddam Hussein when he was fighting Iran. The argument that someone is a bad man is an inadequate argument for war and an unacceptable argument for regime change.”
― John Major

“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.”
― William S. Burroughs

“I resist racists, not intergrationists.
I resist seditionists, not abolitionists.
I resist propagandists, not journalists.
I resist extortionists, not opportunists.
I resist chauvinists, not feminists.

I embrace activists, not extremists.
I embrace nationalists, not terrorists.
I embrace intergrationists, not racists.
I embrace lobbyists, not imperialists.
I embrace conservationists, not depletionists.

I believe in liberty, not censorship.
I believe in justice, not oppression.
I believe in equality, not discrimination.
I believe in unity, not conformity.
I believe in freedom, not tyranny.

I believe in democracy, not despotism.
I believe in desegregation, not racism.
I believe in fairness, not tribalism.
I believe in impartiality, not classism.
I believe in emancipation, not sexism.

I believe in truth, not lies.
I believe in charity, not greed.
I believe in peace, not strife.
I believe in harmony, not conflict.
I believe in love, not hatred.

I am a conformist and a futurist.
I am a traditionalist and a modernist.
I am a fundamentalist and a liberalist.
I am an optimist and a pessimist.
I am an idealist and a realist.

I am a theorist and a pragmatist.
I am an industrialist and a philanthropist.
I am an anarchist and a pacifist.
I am a collectivist and an individualist.
I am a capitalist and a socialist.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo