"The capitalist can only make a whole people go to war . . . by capturing the popular will. The only prophylactic against that situation is to make the public aware of the way in which it is being misled."

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Source : Norman Angell, Sir Norman Angell (1939). “The great illusion--now”

Norman Angell

#War Quotes #Lying Quotes #People Quotes

“Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors.”
“Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.”
“In his second term, [Ronald] Reagan completed the work of his first term - the rich got really rich, everything was deregulated, advocacy programs were quashed, the Savings and Loan program was trashed, the deficit was tripled, unions were busted, Housing and Urban Developing was in shambles, banks were closing, the military got lots of new toys, the religious right was strong, and AIDS was ignored.”
“I think it's very easy to get corrupted.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“We must shift our allegiances from fear to curiosity, from attachment to letting go, from control to trust, and from entitlement to humility.”

Source : Angeles Arrien (2010). “The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom”, p.50, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Leading means running fast enough to keep ahead of your people.”

Source : S. M. Stirling (2008). “The Sunrise Lands: A Novel of the Change”, p.66, Penguin
“You have to learn every day. You can't be playing every day, but you can be practicing. If you cannot be practicing with a net and others daily, you still can be learning about the game by reading, watching and imaging. You must learn every day, if you want to be a real volleyball player. Â—”
“It's very shocking for me to see pictures from my win here in 2008. I aged.”

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