Advanced Quote by George W. S. Trow

“Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves--their convictions and their aspirations--every day. There…

— Nathaniel Branden

When societies go backwards and slide into authoritarianism, nationalism, and tribalism, machismo and sexism are also emboldened.

— Elif Safak

“If you know how to put aside the relative world in which you are not influenced by anyone, that is called true surrendering.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“For there is another truth: to the extent that other cultures have failed to adopt at least major aspects of Western ways, they remain…

— Rodney Stark

When a nation is on the downward path, when it feels its belief in its own future, its hope of freedom slipping from it,…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“In the West, we have been withdrawing from our tradition-, religion- and even nation-centred cultures, partly to decrease the danger of group conflict. But…

— Jordan B. Peterson

“But here’s the great, great news: You have a choice in this matter. It is not predetermined. Nor is a previous bad choice—or even…

— Jack Pelham

“These classes, according to the degree of enlightenment at which they have arrived, may propose to themselves two very different ends, when they thus…

— Bastiat, Frederick

“The intention of this book is to explain how an ill-educated, psychologically unbalanced nonentity succeeded in mesmerizing an entire nation,”

— Paul Roland

“To the extent that we believe we can skip steps, avoid the process, magically gain power through political connections or easy formulas, or depend…

— Robert Greene

“... but in the depths of their hearts, in that true and ultimate depth which is revealed to no one, there remained the memory…

— Ivo Andrić

“The time when a nation most craves ease may be the moment when it can least afford to let down its guard. The moment…

— Richard M. Nixon