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I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is read more
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
Right reason is stronger than force.
Right reason is stronger than force.
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; read more
When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, the blow with an agreement.
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small read more
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
Beneath the ivory
towers of Harvard
are the catacombs
in which a hundred
thousand mice are caged.
Beneath the ivory
towers of Harvard
are the catacombs
in which a hundred
thousand mice are caged.
Don't fight forces, use them.
Don't fight forces, use them.
Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of read more
Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.