“The American Civil War lays out the stark contrast: the greatest generals in war are often abundant failures during peacetime, and vice versa. McClellan and Sherman are the sharpest contrasts; but there is also Grant the peacetime drunkard, and Stonewall… — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
“...if we do not know how to defend ourselves, our women and our places of worship by force of suffering, i.e., nonviolence, we must, if we are men, be at least able to defend all these by fighting." (MLK) "...If given a choice between violent resistance and passive acceptance, King and Gandhi both accepted violence..." "...like violence, it [non-violent resistance]… — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share
“King and Gandhi had found a way to use aggressive impulses to resist injustice without hurting others. Where did the aggression go? The answer,… — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
“MOST OF US make a basic and reasonable assumption about sanity: we think it produces good results, and we believe insanity is a problem.” — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
“The depressed person is mired in the past; the manic person is obsessed with the future. Both destroy the present in the process.” — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
“The American Civil War lays out the stark contrast: the greatest generals in war are often abundant failures during peacetime, and vice versa. McClellan… — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
