The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works doesn't mean it is desirable. Concentration camps work, if your purpose is to enslave people. Stealing works, if all you care about is money. Lying works, if you don't give a damn about your personal integrity. Literally anything, no matter how monstrously immoral will work, depending on your desires and how you define the term work,.
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No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the
nightmares because of my dreams.
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the
nightmares because of my dreams.
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized read more
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.
The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the
spiritual side.
The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the
spiritual side.
Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.
Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.
The manager administers; the leader innovates.
The manager administers; the leader innovates.
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every
morning.
People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every
morning.
Love without attachment is light.
Love without attachment is light.
Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon read more
Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon --but we went right on. Look at Harpo Marx --the world went around, it didn't stop for a second. It's sad but true. John Kennedy, right?
