The less power a man has, the more he likes to use it. - Chinese Proverb
Radical views that are outside the mainstream generally (but not always) are more reliable than the dominant view because they are more regularly challenged and tested against evidence. They do not get to float freely down the mainstream; they must swim against the current. They cannot rest on the orthodox power to foreclose dissent, and they are not supported by the unanimity of bias that passes for objectivity.
Michael Parenti
"He was the most faithful protector of those he protected, the sweetest and most agreeable in conversation. Those who saw him were suddenly filled with reverence; those who came near him loved him; they who described him would say, "I have never seen his like either before or after." He was of great taciturnity, but when he spoke it was with emphasis and deliberation, and no one could forget what he said..." --- Stanley Lane-Poole, Speeches and Table Talk of the Prophet Muhammad'
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"The real menace of barbarism is that it tends to be hidden behind a facade" --- Lionel Rubinoff
"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible." --- Frank Herbert, Dune
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.''
--- Muhammad Ali
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