"Power politics existed before Machiavelli was ever heard of; it will exist long after his name is only a faint memory. What he did, like Harvey, was to recognize its existence and subject it to scientific study."

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Source : Max Lerner (1992). “Ideas for the Ice Age: Studies in a Revolutionary Era”, p.96, Transaction Publishers

Max Lerner

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“We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts. It is the public that is being asked to assume the risks that the insect controllers calculate. The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts.”
“Simplicity is an asset, not a weakness... The smaller the idea the happier I am.”
“I've made solo records and that's all been a learning experience. I've just got better at singing and more comfortable with who I am and my voice.”
“The challenge of photography is to show the thing photographed so that our feelings are awakened and hidden aspects are revealed to us”
“Mercy is compassion, kindness, empathy, forgiveness. While grace might be described as blessings and favor from God that we do not necessarily deserve, mercy represents not receiving what we do deserve because of the patience, love, and atonement of the Master.”
“The future is always changing. If we had no choices, there'd be no point in living.”

Source : Richelle Mead (2010). “Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.201, Penguin
“I'm not so sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said, "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward for civilization-that is, spiritual civilization ... But automobiles have come, and they bring a greater change in our life than most of us expect. They are here, and almost all outward things are going to be different because of what they bring. They are going to alter war, and they are going to alter peace.”

Source : Booth Tarkington (2013). “The Magnificent Ambersons”, p.128, Courier Corporation
“Once youâ€™ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when you least expect it, usually in a form thatâ€™s pretty different from the original. Those coincidental moments that change your life seem random at the time but I donâ€™t think they are. At least thatâ€™s how itâ€™s worked out in my life. And I know Iâ€™m not the only one.”

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