Liser

“For that is what conservatism is: a meditation on—and theoretical rendition of—the felt experience of having power, seeing it threatened, and trying to win it back.”
― Corey Robin, The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin

“Suffering is sent to remind us to turn our thoughts towards God, who will give us solace.”
― Radhanath Swami, The Journey Home

“An opportunist disguised as a friend can be every bit as dangerous as an outright enemy.”
― Ransom Riggs, Library of Souls

“When the conservative looks upon a democratic movement from below, this (and the exercise of agency) is what he sees: a terrible disturbance in the private life of power.”
― Corey Robin, The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin