"Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth."

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Source : "Rudolph Rummel Talks About the Miracle of Liberty and Peace". The Freeman Interview, fee.org. July 1, 1997.

Rudolph Rummel

#Political Quotes #Liberty Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.”
“Faith may want answers, but somehow it is able to survive without them.”

Source : Carolyn Custis James (2011). “The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules”, p.84, Harper Collins
“Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only generate monsters: bitterness, intolerance, fundamentalism, and the damaging denial of current hegemonies.The poor must be given reasons to live, not to kill or die.”
“Every single person wants to do it, don't hate me because I had the guts to follow my heart!”
“In America access is always about architecture and never about human beings. Among Israelis and Palestinians, access was rarely about anything but people. While in the U.S. a wheelchair stands out as an explicitly separate experience from the mainstream, in the Israel and Arab worlds it is just another thing that can go wrong in a place where things go wrong all the time.”
“I realized fear one morning, with the blare of the fox hunter's sound. When they're all chasin' the poor bloody fox, 'tis safer to be dressed like the hound.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jack Higgins from Aug 07, 2015
“Days of trouble must be days of prayer.”

Source : Matthew Henry (1866). “An Exposition of the Book of Psalms: With Practical Remarks and Observations”, p.368
“I think the posture of confidence can serve you well. I'm not sure what's to be gained by sitting at your computer and beating yourself up.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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