"All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be realized in America. Most of the states, of all ages ...have been founded in rapacity, usurpation, and injustice; so that in the contests recorded in history ...the military history of all nations being but a description of the wars and invasions of the mutual robbers and devastators of the human race."

-- Ezra Stiles

#Military Quotes #War Quotes #Race Quotes

“Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.”
“The best decision is the right decision. The next best decision is the wrong decision. The worst decision is no decision.”
“Notice, by extension, that in a democracy those committed to non-procreation could never, in the long run, prevail politically against those committed to procreation.”

Source : David Benatar (2008). “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence”, p.11, Oxford University Press
“People equate sexy with promiscuous. They think that because I'm shaped this way, I must be scandalous - like running around and bringing men into my hotel room. But it's just the opposite.”
“If you expect nothing from anybody, youâ€™re never disappointed.”
“Come work for me, and Iâ€™ll tell you.â€ My eyes went to his. â€œYou are a thief, a cheat, a murderer, and a not-nice man,â€ I said calmly. â€œI donâ€™t like you.â€ He shrugged, the motion making him look utterly harmless. â€œIâ€™m not a thief,â€ he said. â€œAnd I donâ€™t mind manipulating you into working for me when I need it.â€ He smiled, showing me perfect teeth. â€œI enjoy it, actually.”
“I'd like to be taller. I'd like my baby fat to leave.”
“I'm not interested in the texture of a rock, but in its shadow.”

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