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P 102 - civilization and war are opposite not primitiveness; “sought by fear and persuasion was to force his people to change a choice they had made before their history began, the choice between these two opposites”
— Aug 10, 2025 10:19AM
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P 70 “to exhibit the perfect uselessness of knowing this answer to the wrong question.”
P71 “there’s really only one question that can be answered…and we already know the answer…the only thing that makes life possible is permanent intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.”
— Aug 09, 2025 11:47AM
P71 “there’s really only one question that can be answered…and we already know the answer…the only thing that makes life possible is permanent intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next.”
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P. 19 definition of patriotism; “not love of homeland” but “fear of the other…expressions are political…hate, rivalry, aggression”
— Aug 08, 2025 06:47AM