"The "social contract," in the only sense in which it is not completely mythical, is a contract among conquerors, which loses its raison d'Ãªtre if they are deprived of the benefits of conquest."

-- Bertrand Russell

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“May we all be faithful in doing the day-to-day, ordinary things that prove our worthiness, for they will lead us to and qualify us for great things.”
“He hasn't lost his vision. That's one thing. He's good. The guy is smooth and knows how to set up blocks. He's a veteran, too. It's fun to watch him run. Hopefully everything works out all right physically, but certainly he looks good so far.”
“A problem solved is a problem caused.”
“I don't know how it is...but you seem to think me something wonderful, and indeed, I am not.”
“a full moon is a flashlight so everyone can see your drama!”
“Today, the stranglehold of the controlling negative forces upon Earth is extremely advanced and is choking the very life from our planet. The effects of this are evident everywhere in the form of fear, separation, war, disease and multifarious kinds of disharmony on all levels.”
“Memorial Day will be celebrated ... by the usual betrayal of the dead, by the hypocritical patriotism of the politicians and contractors preparing for more wars, more graves to receive more flowers on future Memorial Days. The memory of the dead deserves a different dedication. To peace, to defiance of governments.”

Source : Howard Zinn (2011). “The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy”, p.331, Seven Stories Press
“Scott Peterson was a pathological liar to me - nothing he said was the truth.”

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