"But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy."

-- Timothy Garton Ash

#Violence Quotes #Transition Quotes #Compromise Quotes

“If you want to understand function, study structure,”
“We cannot "psychologize" the grace of God. God's actions are outside and above our human sciences.”
“But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.”
“...Sunday evenings are heavier than clouds with rain, darker too and often interminable...”
“Among the most urgent political priorities of our age is the separation of economy and state.”
“There were days that I literally had no reason to get out of bed. It just was so destructive for me”
“You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.”
“Before a revolution happens, it is perceived as impossible; after it happens, it is seen as having been inevitable.”

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