"So, he reasoned, if you can identify the sources of a government's power - people working in civil service, police and judges, even the army - then you know what a dictatorship depends on for its existence."

-- Gene Sharp

#Army Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Government Quotes

“I read everything I could find in English - Twain, Henry James, Hemingway, really everything. And then after a while I started writing shorter pieces in English, and one of them got published in a literary magazine and that's how it got started. After that, graduate school didn't seem very important.”
“Winning the Outstanding Contribution award is great, because you know you have won in advance. Previously, I have been really nervous during the ceremony because you have no idea if you are going to get called up on stage. This time I could relax and enjoy myself.”
“Indu'd With sanctity of reason.”
“This one looks good,â€ said Chong over breakfast the next morning. Benny read out loud from the paper. â€œâ€˜Pit Thrower.â€™ Whatâ€™s that?â€ â€œI donâ€™t know,â€ Chong said with a mouth full of toast. â€œI think it has something to do with barbecuing.â€ It didnâ€™t.”
“I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself.”
“we are to be brought through the fire, not left in it. and you know what? to anyone that ever told you that you're no good... they're no better.”
“In the realist, you have the sorry sight of the five senses deprived of their imagination.”
“I'm politically on the left, no question about it. I oppose sweatshops, I oppose exploitation of labour in the third world.”

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