Quotes
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“In Holy Scripture there are four kinds of brethren” (Jerome of Stridon)
Now here we have the explanation of what I am endeavouring to show, how it is that the sons of Mary, the sister of our Lord’s mother, who though not formerly believers afterwards did believe, can be called brethren of the Lord. Possibly the case might be that one of the brethren believed immediately while…
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“Hamas is an asset” (Bezalel Smotrich)
On the same international field, in this game of delegitimization — and think about it for a moment — the Palestinian Authority is a burden, and Hamas is an asset. It’s a terrorist organization, no one will recognize it, no one will give it status at the ICC, no one will let it put forth…
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“I saw the revolutionary destruction of society as the one and only solution” (György Lukács)
Even though my ideas were confused from a theoretical point of view, I saw the revolutionary destruction of society as the one and only solution to the cultural contradictions of the epoch. György Lukács, “Mon chemin vers Marx” (1969), Nouvelles Etudes hongroises (Budapest, 1973), vol. 8, pp. 78–79.Cited in Michael Löwy, Georg Lukács—From Romanticism to…
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“Demographics are destiny. But we shouldn’t take it for granted” (Tara Dowdell)
Democrats have to be careful specifically, thinking that demographics are destiny. I hear that said a lot and yes, if the Democratic Party does all the right things and manages and strategizes correctly, then yes, demographics are destiny. But we shouldn’t take it for granted. A party should never take anything for granted. When I…
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“Such power have these foreign pleasures to smother vigour of character” (Gnaeus Manlius Vulso)
The Macedonians who hold Alexandria in Egypt, who hold Seleucia and Babylonia and other colonies scattered throughout the world, have degenerated into Syrians, Parthians, Egyptians; Massilia, situated among the Gauls, has acquired something of the disposition of its neighbours; what have the Tarentines retained of that stern and dreadful Spartan discipline? Whatever grows in its…
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“I am in favor of free trade” (Karl Marx)
But, generally speaking, the protective system in these days is conservative, while the free trade system works destructively. It breaks up old nationalities and carries antagonism of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie to the uttermost point. In a word, the free trade system hastens the social revolution. In this revolutionary sense alone, gentlemen, I am…
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“How often is a pair of individuals from one population genetically more dissimilar than two individuals chosen from two different populations?” (Witherspoon et al. 2007)
Thus the answer to the question ‘‘How often is a pair of individuals from one population genetically more dissimilar than two individuals chosen from two different populations?’’ depends on the number of polymorphisms used to define that dissimilarity and the populations being compared. The answer, ω , can be read from Figure 2. Given 10…
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“Tyranny is a friend of the base” (Aristotle)
In fact owing to this tyranny is a friend of the base; for tyrants enjoy being flattered, but nobody would ever flatter them if he possessed a free spirit—men of character love their ruler, or at all events do not flatter him. And the base are useful for base business, for nail is driven out…
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“Tyrants have foreign guards” (Aristotle)
This then is one sort of kingship, a lifelong generalship, and some of the kingships of this kind are hereditary, others elective; and by its side there is another sort of monarchy, examples of which are kingships existing among some of the barbarians. The power possessed by all of these resembles that of tyrannies, but…