"An army must inevitably consist of the scum of the people and all those for which society has no use."

-- Count of St. Germain

#Army Quotes #People Quotes #Use Quotes

“A contemplative life has more the appearance of a life of piety than any other; but it is the divine plan to bring faith into activity and exercise.”
“There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. â€œMy name is Augustus Waters,â€ he said. â€œIâ€™m seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but Iâ€™m just here today at Isaacâ€™s request.â€ â€œAnd how are you feeling?â€ asked Patrick. â€œOh, Iâ€™m grand.â€ Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. â€œIâ€™m on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.”
“Espionage is never a laughing matter. And in fact, this is not a political issue. I don't want to get this confused with the back and forth we might have about economic issues or anything else. This is a matter of national security now. And I find it very frightening that Donald Trump is encouraging any foreign power to breach a campaign and try to influence the outcome of the election.”
“There must be renewed recognition that societies are kept stable and healthy by reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free play for so-called subversive ideas - every idea subverts the old to make way for the new. To shut off subversion is to shut off peaceful progress and to invite revolution and war.”

Source : I. F. Stone (2009). “The Best of I.F. Stone”, p.27, PublicAffairs
“And in "Elbow Room" the cast sings the glories of westward expansion in the United States, which involved the murder of native peoples and the violent conquest of half of Mexico. Among the lines in the song is one that intones, "There were plenty of fights / To win land right / But the West was meant to be / It was our Manifest Destiny?" Let it suffice to say that happily belting out a tune in which one merrily praises genocide is always easier for those whose ancestors weren't on the receiving end of the deal.”
“It is vain to trust in wrong; as much of evil, so much of loss, is the formula of human history.”
“I like reading. I just hate school.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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