Absurdity Quote by Alphonse de Lamartine

“By common consent the eminent man of the time was Napoleon Bonaparte, the revolution queller, the burgher sovereign, the imperial democrat, the supreme captain,…

— William Milligan Sloane

And Robespierre, the Incorruptible, who loved us so much he cut off our heads so we would not be troubled by too many thoughts.

— Jennifer Donnelly

“Their courage is called revolt, their discipline Pharisaism, theirindependence[41.] arbitrariness, and their masterfulness arrogance.[42.] For the tyrannical despiser of humanity, popularity is a sign…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Was it the wicked leaders who led innocent populations to slaughter, or was it wicked populations who chose leaders after their own hears? On…

— T.H. White

Remember, every great leader (or visionary or brave thinker) was initially laughed at. Now they are revered.

— Robin Sharma

“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are numerous people,…

— Elton Trueblood

His system of morality was the most benevolent and sublime probably that has been ever taught, and consequently more perfect than those of any…

— Thomas Jefferson

“The 'noble savage' whom the Populists had seen in the simple peasant was, as Gorky now concluded, no more than a romantic illusion. And…

— Orlando Figes

The greatest horrors in the history of mankind are not due to the ambition of the Napoleons or the vengeance of the Agamemnons, but…

— Aleister Crowley

No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic…

— Gretchen Rubin

He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“A man who has suffered some humiliation invents a theory that he is King of England, and develops all kinds of ingenious explanations of…

— Bertrand Russell