“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,… — Nassir Ghaemi Copy Share Image
“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
