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“We are part of a long tradition of suffering. We can let it isolate us if we want, but we must realize that isolation is a lie.”
― Phil Klay, Redeployment

“And that’s because liberals are mistaken in the most fundamental way: they have not simply misjudged their enemy’s priorities or strategies, they have misjudged the very situation in which they find themselves. They think they are dealing with a debate partner rather than an enemy.”
― Adam Kotsko

“Isn't there any heaven where old beautiful dances, old beautiful intimacies prolong themselves?”
― Ford Madox Ford, The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion

“I’d have found it amusing enough, I dare say, if I hadn’t been irritated by the thought that these irresponsible Christian zealots were only making things harder for the Army and Company, who had important work to do. It was all so foolish and unnecessary—the heathen creeds, for all their nonsensical mumbo-jumbo, were as good as any for keeping the rabble in order, and what else is religion for? In”
― George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman in the Great Game