"Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of the very logic of its civilization creates, educates and subsidizes a vested interest in social unrest."

-- Joseph A. Schumpeter

#Civilization Quotes #Unrest Quotes #Logic Quotes

“As to hanging, it is no great hardship. For were it not for that, every cowardly fellow would turn pirate and so unfit the sea, that men of courage must starve.”
“It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty. Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties.”
“When you go to church you are really listening-in to the secret wireless from out friends: that is why the enemy is so anxious to prevent us from going. He does it by playing on our conceit and laziness and intellectual snobbery.”
“My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.”
“UFO's attitude toward the subject is very similar to mine. It's not an advocacy; its philosophy is more I want to believe this, but I want it proved.”
“Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.”
“The latter. She had a good run, Sook said, doing a little shrug. It was his usual response to death at Mapleshade, and it was a safe bet that he felt that way about himself. Like most twice-widowed, Korea-vet, nature-loving, gun-enthusiast, bilingual, weed-connoisseur great grandfathers of five, he'd lived a full life.”

Source : Lisa Lutz, David Hayward (2011). “Heads You Lose”, p.21, Penguin
“History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience.”

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