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The profoundest truth of war is that the issue of battle is usually decided in the minds of the opposing read more
The profoundest truth of war is that the issue of battle is usually decided in the minds of the opposing commanders, not in the bodies of their men.
The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State read more
The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner.
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have read more
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they read more
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.
What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
It is not actual suffering but a taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
It is not actual suffering but a taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.
Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.
I should have had a circuitous answer that was a non-answer.
I should have had a circuitous answer that was a non-answer.
Governments need armies to protect them against their enslaved and oppressed subjects.
Governments need armies to protect them against their enslaved and oppressed subjects.
