Jon McCormack

“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.”
― Maren, Michael, The Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is facing a great battle. —PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA”
― Rob Lilwall, Cycling Home from Siberia: 30,000 miles, 3 years, 1 bicycle

“Let’s get to the heart of the matter by exploring a couple examples.”
― Matthew W. Bates, Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King

“Until recently, I never realized to what degree the middle class is a moral, rather than an economic, entity, based less on status than on possessive, life-sustaining love. The moral middle class plays life by percentages, because that is the safest bet, and percentage play—in life as in tennis—is by definition conservative.”
― Andrew Todhunter, Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear