"A cult is a religion with no political power."

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Source : In Our Time ch. 2 (1980) See Feibleman 1

Tom Wolfe

#Religious Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Power Quotes

“To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing.”

Source : "Ideas & Trends; The Quotations of Chairman Helms: Race, God, AIDS and More" by Kevin Sack, www.nytimes.com. August 26, 2001.
“Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it.”
“Alas! that the farthest and of all our thoughts should be the thought of our ends.”
“When conventional tactics are altered unexpectedly according to the situation, they take on the element of surprise and increase in strategic value .”
“You know, in the film making business no one ever gives you anything.”
“I am truly my mother's son.”
“Among the current discussions, the impact of new and sophisticated methods in the study of the past occupies an important place. The new 'scientific' or 'cliometric' history-born of the marriage contracted between historical problems and advanced statistical analysis, with economic theory as bridesmaid and the computer as best man-has made tremendous advances in the last generation.”

Source : Robert William Fogel, Geoffrey Rudolph Elton (1983). “Which Road to the Past?: Two Views of History”, p.2, Yale University Press
“He could play the guitar just like ringing a bell.”

Source : Song: Johnny B. Goode

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