"[T]he essence of so-called war prosperity: it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a shifting of wealth and income."

-- Ludwig von Mises

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Essence Quotes

“The revolution has overthrown the monarchy, true! But perhaps this means that the revolution simply has driven the skin disease inside the organism.”
“We all have wings, but it is up to each one of us to have the courage to fly”

Source : Miranda Kerr (2010). “Treasure Yourself”, p.13, Hay House, Inc
“Daughters aren’t to be independent. They’re not to act outside the scope  of their father. As long as they’re under the authority of their fathers, fathers have the ability to nullify or not the oaths and the vows. Daughters can’t just go out  independently and say, ‘I’m going to marry whoever I want.’ No. The father has  the ability to say, ‘No, I’m sorry, that has to be approved by me.’”
“I used to have lots of tigers. I had all sorts of exotic pets when I had some money. Before I was broke, I had everything. Pigeons and vultures, lions, tigers, and bears. I had it all.”
“I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.”
“If two irreconcilable elements are struggling with each other, the solution lies in force. There has never been any other solution in history, and there never will be.”
“Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.”
“Detente is a readiness to resolve differences and conflicts not by force, not by threats and sabre-rattling, but by peaceful means, at the conference table.”

Source : "Brezhnev Reconsidered". Book by Edwin Bacon, p. 99, 2002.

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