"As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The American attempt to combine domestic democracy with such tyrannical control over foreigners is hopelessly contradictory and hypocritical. A country can be democratic or it can be imperialistic, but it cannot be both."

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Source : Chalmers Johnson (2010). “Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope”, p.34, Metropolitan Books

Chalmers Johnson

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“A tall blonde entered the room, wearing a yellow sash that marked her as advocate. Two men followed her, carrying papers. She was lean and long-legged, with a graceful neck and nice ankles, and William took a minute to watch her come down the aisle. She looked high-strung and difficult. Still, good legs. Mmm, smelled of mimosa, too. Expensive scent. Cerise smelled better, when clean.”
“Our feelings are real and they are powerful, but they are not more powerful than God and truth.”
“Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.”
“Disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering things are not the way you thought they were.”

Source : Brad Warner (2010). “Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma”, p.76, New World Library
“I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living”
“Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision”
“Nobody wins unless everybody wins.”

Source : "Confessions of a Hardcore Bruce Springsteen Fan" by Steve Matoren, www.esquire.com. June 5, 2015.
“The first, sickness (vyadhi), is a physical obstacle, but the other eight can be considered mental. These include languor (styana), doubt (samshaya), heedlessness (pramada), sloth (alasya), dissipation (avirati), false vision (bhranti-darshana), nonattainment of yogic states (alabdha-bhumikatva), and instability in these states (anavasthitatva).”

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