"Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to use anyhow. It will be used to CLAIM that the putschists are saving the country from â€ªâ€Žterrorism or â€ª#civil warâ€¬, and are preserving "â€ªlawâ€¬ and â€ªâ€Žorderâ€¬"

-- Gene Sharp

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Order Quotes

“All at once it hit him: this was power too, just as surely as smashing your fist into someoneâ€™s face, just as surely as putting a hammer through someoneâ€™s skull. The power to make another person crazy with pleasure instead of fear and pain, to have every cell in another personâ€™s body at your thrall.”
“Whenever any actor comes into a producer session, they have so many questions, and we still can't really tell them that much until they get the job. I feel badly for them. But, it's a fun show to work on. Once they're on, it's fun.”
“I do not support child abuse. It's a disgusting crime of which I am a victim.”
“We turn outward, attracted by the beauty we see in created things without realizing that they are only a reflection of the real beauty. And the real beauty is within us.”

Source : Ernesto Cardenal (1981). “Love”, Crossroad Publishing Company
“I have no plans to get an iPad. I know it will do more things than my Kindle, but I donâ€™t want more things. If I want other stuff - movies, TV shows, weather forecasts, the forthcoming Josh Ritter album - I have my Mac.”
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
“Love is the tact of every good, The only warmth, the only peace.”

Source : Delmore Schwartz (1967). “Selected Poems (1938-1958): Summer Knowledge”, p.54, New Directions Publishing
“As far as things I avoid, I always avoid following trends just because they're trends.”

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