“She never saw more damage done than by folk acting on high principle.”
― The Wisdom of Crowds
― The Wisdom of Crowds
“Proof is boring. Proof is tiresome. Proof is an irrelevance. People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“You have to realistic about these things.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.”
― The Heroes
― The Heroes
“So many great nobles, things, administrations,
so many high chieftains, so many brave nations,
so many proud princes, and power so splendid;
In a moment, a twinkling, all utterly ended.”
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so many high chieftains, so many brave nations,
so many proud princes, and power so splendid;
In a moment, a twinkling, all utterly ended.”
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