“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion […] but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.”
― The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
― The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
“Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.”
― The Waste Books
― The Waste Books
“Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.”
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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