The laws of war, that restrain the exercise of national rapine and murder, are founded on two principles of substantial interest: the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
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The history of interactions among disparate peoples is what shaped the modern world through conquest, epidemics and genocide. Those collisions created reverberations… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
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But why do some people support [the heretics]?" "Because it serves their purposes, which concern the faith rarely, and more often the… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning, as it was to Adam and Eve,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Unsatisfied desire is the characteristic feature of human life. That is the common fact out of which both pessimism and optimism are… — William DeWitt Hyde Copy Share Image
[regarding US conquest of the Philippines] "I turn green in bed at midnight if I think of the horror of a year's… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
The redemption of Zion is more than the purchase or recovery of lands, the building of cities, or even the founding of… — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
This notion that man can, and should, have absolute dominion over the "chaotic" powers of nature and woman...is what ultimately lies behind… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
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Someday, the realm of liberty and justice will encompass the planet. Freedom is not just the birthright of the few, it is… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
That love is a conflict seems to me obvious and natural. There isn't a single worthwhile work in world literature based on… — Michelangelo Antonioni Copy Share Image
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love, and like that colossal adventure… — Christopher Morley Copy Share Image
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They tell us that we live in a great free republic; that our institutions are democratic; that we are a free and… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
Men of strong minds and who think for themselves, should not be discouraged on finding occasionally that some of their best ideas… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
What does the doctrine of American exceptionalism empower the United States to do? Nothing more than to act better than traditional empires… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
I have learnt that all our theories are not Truth itself, but resting places or stages on the way to the conquest… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
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Strauss admits to being obsessed by his mother's rejection, and with the resultant rents in self-esteem. The Game echoes with disturbingly abusive… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke Copy Share Image
The most spiritual men, as the strongest, find their happiness where others would find their destruction: in the labyrinth, in hardness against… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
[T]he regime of diversions, surrogates, and tranquilizers that pass for today's 'distractions' and 'amusements' does not yet allow the modern woman to… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
Under its current form, that is imperialism-controlled, debt is a cleverly managed re-conquest of Africa, aiming at subjugating its growth and development… — Thomas Sankara Copy Share Image
There can be no conquest to the man who dwells in the narrow and small environment of a groveling life, and there… — Matthew Henson Copy Share Image
The conquest of the fear of death is the recovery of life's joy. One can experience an unconditional affirmation of life only… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
The good news is that there is strong movement in this direction of shifting from domination systems to partnership systems. Over the… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
The film The Conquest will be seen on many different levels and the American point of view is always more technical. The… — Xavier Durringer Copy Share Image
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. Intellect, will, taste, and… — William James Copy Share Image
Rise up Black Men, and take your stand. Reach up black men and women and pull all nature’s knowledge to you. Turn… — Marcus Garvey Copy Share Image
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“Victory, is like a boxer that hangs his gloves, after the consecutive losses; sometimes walking away is what builds character, than the… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
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![“But why do some people support [the heretics]?" "Because it serves their purposes, which concern the faith rarely, and more often the conquest of power." "Is that why the church of Rome accuses all its adversaries of heresy?" "That is why, and that is also why it recognizes as orthodoxy any heresy…” quote by Umberto Eco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/umberto-eco-313_accepting_but-why-do-some-people-support-the-heret_2387868.jpg)
![“[regarding US conquest of the Philippines] "I turn green in bed at midnight if I think of the horror of a year's warfare in the Philippines [...] We must slaughter a million or two foolish Malays in order to give them the comforts of flannel petticoats and electric railways.” quote by Henry Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/henry-adams-1542_bed_regarding-us-conquest-of-the-philippines_482855.png)
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