“Two centuries ago, a New Faith came to this land. Many found it an alien creed. Others merged it in with the old ideas and values. But in that interval, between the decaying and disappearance of the Old Faith and the formation and establishment of the New Faith, there was always a period of danger. Some people would become uncertain; others confused or even frightened. Emerging on both sides, there could be a wild fanaticism as each tried to protect their own beliefs. Unfortunately, claiming one deity as an ally for partisan values leads to the worst fanaticism of all. It is a step towards barbarism which destroys our humanity.”
― The Second Death
― The Second Death
“Lovely One, if you dare to dream, you must be brave enough to fight.”
― Girls with Swords: How to Carry Your Cross Like a Hero
― Girls with Swords: How to Carry Your Cross Like a Hero
“Men should be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot;”
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
― The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
“Let us listen to the lesson of Martin Luther King, who wrote:
"The movement does not seek to liberate blacks at the price of the humiliation of the whites. It wants to liberate American society and to help all people to liberate themselves.”
― Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
"The movement does not seek to liberate blacks at the price of the humiliation of the whites. It wants to liberate American society and to help all people to liberate themselves.”
― Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
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