Quotes
On America (The USA) (Part 2)
“The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure of political journalism in America (is that it) has its roots in the clubby/cocktail personal relationships that inevitably develop between politicians and journalists.” ——Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail…
On America (The USA) (Part 1)
“Four sorrows are certain to be visited on the United States. Their cumulative effect guarantees that the U.S. will cease to resemble the country outlined in the Constitution of 1787. First, there will be a state of perpetual war, leading…
On Thinking
“A great many people think they’re thinking when they’re merely rearranging their prejudices.” ——William James “Habits are cobwebs at first, cables at last.” ——Chinese Proverb “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” ——Stephen…
On The Military
“For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it. Now that I see the international war clouds gathering, as they…
From The Perpetrators of the Hell Mythology
The following quotes are from Christian leaders who used the pagan concept of Hell to keep the masses in subjection to power-hungry and often evil political and religious men and women. The Church has often been a more effective means…
On Cowardice
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.” ——James Baldwin Biography – Fiction Writer,…
On Words, Words, Words…
“Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” ——Pearl Strachan “Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is.” ——Publilius Syrus “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” ——Jesus…
On Kindness
“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.” ——Abraham Joshua Heschel “Great persons are able to do great kindnesses.” ——Miguel de Cervantes “There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the…
On Friendship
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make friends of them?” ——Abraham Lincoln “I’d rather have two good friends, than 500,000 admirers.” ——E. E. Cummings “True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and…
The Church Fathers on Universal Restoration
“The mass of men (Christians) say there is to be an end to punishment and to those who are punished.” ——St. Basil the Great “There are very many in our day, who though not denying the Holy Scriptures, do not…
On “Hell”
May God literally bless the hell out of you. Gary Amirault “God had to kill himselfto appease himselfso that he did not have to roast us(His beloved Creation)alive for all eternity.He loves us more than we can comprehend,but if we…
On Wonder and Mystery
“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” ——Neil Armstrong “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this…
On Forgiveness (Part 2)
“There is a false sense of self-protection in harboring an offense. It keeps you from seeing your own character flaws, because the blame is deferred to another.” ——John Bevere “Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.” ——Josh McDowell “There is no…
On Forgiveness (Part 1)
“Hollywood and the media has been intent in recent times on saturating our minds and mouths with the f-word. Jesus Christ has been intent on saturating our hearts with His f-word for 2,000 years — forgiveness.” ——Gary Amirault “Forgiveness is…
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