Writer George Orwell confessed he found something "deeply appealing" about Adolf Hitler. Where Martha Dodd was struck by Hitler's "weak, soft face,"… — Brad Marchand Copy Share Image
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Private Manning is the world's pre-eminent prisoner of conscience, having remained true to the Nuremberg principle that every soldier has the right… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
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I paid a visit to Yasukuni Shrine to pray for the souls of those who had fought for the country and made… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
Justice is not Healing. Healing cometh only by suffering and patience, and maketh no demand, not even for Justice. Justice worketh only… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? The… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
As a health scientist at Columbia University, Les Roberts, pointed out, sooner or later people are going to be looking at a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
While God is not the author of evil and He never prompts or condones sin, nothing occurs without His sovereign oversight. Others… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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