"The strong equilibrium point f just described is one of "unrelenting ferocity" against offenders. It exhibits a zeal for meting out justice that is entirely oblivious to the sometimes dire consequences to oneself or to the other faitheful i.e., those who have not deviated."

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Source : "Contributions to the Theory of Games IV, Annals of Mathematics Study 40". Book edited by A. W. Tucker and R. D. Luce, 1959.

Robert Aumann

#Strong Quotes #Justice Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“Poetry' is what distinguishes the cubist paintings Picasso and I arrived at intuitively from the lifeless sort of painting those who followed us tried, with such unfortunate results, to arrive at theoretically.”
“Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.”
“Success is deeply rooted in time and place. You may have the drive to read tons of books on biology. But if there are no books on biology in your library, and the library is never open, your drive is meaningless.”
“When you would suffocate or ignore dissent, remember how many times you dissented.”

Source : "Simply Transcribed: Quotations from Fausto Cercignani". Book by Brian Morris (p. 37), 2014.
“the truths of Christianity are constant, unchanging, and meant for all people, times, and places. But the methods by which truth is articulated and practiced must be culturally appropriated, and therefore constantly translated ...if doctrine is constant and practice is constantly changing, the result is living orthodoxy.”
“When you're standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this.”
“We want a Republican majority in the house and the senate, there's no question.”
“If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.”

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