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The law is like a fence. A tiger can jump over it. A snake can slither through it. But the cattle remained nicely penned.

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If people are uneducated and stupid, theres not much you can do. People like being stupid. But dont make it easy for them. Argue, and argue with them.

- Tomáš G. Masarykhe, founder of Czechoslovakia

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The authority of the Führer is not limited by checks and controls, by special autonomous bodies or individual rights, but it is free and independent, all-inclusive and unlimited.
- Ernst Huber

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May you live in interesting times. May you come to the attention of those in authority. May the gods grant that you find everything you seek.

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We have engrossed to ourselves, in a time when other powerful nations were paralysed by barbarism or internal war, an altogether disproportionate share of the wealth and traffic of the world. We have got all we want in territory, and our claim to be left in the unmolested enjoyment of vast and splendid possessions, mainly acquired by violence, largely maintained by force, often seems less reasonable to others than to us.
- Winston Churchill

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We have got all we want in territory, and our claim to be left in unmolested enjoyment of vast and splendid possessions, mainly acquired by violence, largely maintained by force, often seems less reasonable to others than to us.
~ Winston Churchill

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Never before has a generation so diligently recorded themselves accomplishing so little.

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From a place you will not see, comes a sound you will not hear.

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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

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People also like to be fooled; they want the hope that it's real.

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Napoleon, speaking to a dying officer on a battlefield, says, “You are injured, sir.”

The officer, bleeding, responds very calmly, “I am dying, but I have died for you and your greatness.”

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The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been.

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That's a problem for future me.

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Australia: A proud, independent nation with a British head of state, a Chinese-run economy and an American-led military.

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The relationship between China and the West can be summed up as: He who works, wins. He who outsources die hungry after loosing his patent rights. Its that simple really.

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The years that pass eat up your margin for error until there is no margin left. The mistakes you make are no longer flaws of inexperience; they are flaws of character. To be young is to be constantly on the precipice of perfection: just a little further and you'll get there. But, you never get there. And, suddenly, you're old, and find yourself in a permanent state of imperfection, which you must reckon with.

#old, #age, #youth

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For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.
- Field Marshal Óscar Benavides

#frenemy, #new

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The truth has always been and will always be that the people who are most technologically advanced will end up with the land, weather by force or purchase.
Simply due to the fact that it's more valuable in their hands. Driving out some campers to build a town is the rule, not an exception.

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You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.
- Winston Churchil, to Neville Chamberlain

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The curse of every ancient civilization was that its men in the end became unable to fight. Materialism, luxury, safety, even sometimes an almost modern sentimentality, weakened the fibre of each civilized race in turn; each became in the end a nation of pacifists, and then each was trodden under foot by some ruder people that had kept that virile fighting power the lack of which makes all other virtues useless and sometimes even harmful.
- Theodore Roosevelt

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If the truth shall kill them, let them die.
- Ayn Rand

The Bible is using the oldest trick in the world - holding every position at the same time. That way, no matter what happens you can find a quote which supports it (also contradicts, but you don't share these).

Its not our job to gently cradle enemy soldiers while we wait for them to die of old age. Our job is to kill as efficiently as possible.

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If the pen is mightier than the sword, it's because you're not using a big enough sword.

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Holy warriors, traitors, and priests know that I am He.
- Haile Selassie I

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I became convinced I could leap, so I lept into the pit of snakes.

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As hire As. Bs hire Cs. A-tier folks want to work with the best; B-tier folks want to work with lackeys that will do their bidding.

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There are times when creation can be achieved only through destruction. The urge to destroy is then a creative urge.
- Bakunin

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A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.
- Mao Zedong

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The group that wants to win will always defeat the group that wants to be left alone.

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War is father of all, and king of all. He renders some gods, others men; he makes some slaves, others free.

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The future you want will require an unfathomable amount of violence.

The few who understood something of men's heart and mind, who were foolish enough not to restrain their full heart but to reveal their feeling and their vision to the vulgar, have ever been crucified and burned.

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The future you want will require an unfathomable amount of violence

To paraphrase Clausewitz, if war is the answer, then Total War is the Way. If it isn't worth going all-in, and bloody-minded and destructive as you need to be, then it isn't the Way, and you should seek other paths. Because, in the end, there will probably be less death, less destruction, and a more durable peace. That is, if the war is optional, choose a different option.

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Graffiti is the means by which the ignorant try to take claim of or ruin the things that they did not make or do not own.

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If you need to know, you already do. If you don't, well... let's keep it that way.

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You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have tried everything else.

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The truth is that the Americans will eventually make themselves hated by everyone, even by their most unconditional allies. All the manipulations the Americans imagine are contradicted by events.
- Charles de Gaulle

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We welcome and celebrate deflation in technological goods (e.g., cars, electronics, apparel) but are constantly warned about the dangers of deflation and why "some" inflation is good.

What is the argument for why 1-2% deflation in housing, education, and healthcare would be bad?

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The harsh reality is this: to have influence in the world, you need to be willing and able to reward your friends and punish your enemies.

- Antonio Garcia Martinez

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The few who understood something of men's heart and mind, who were foolish enough not to restrain their full heart but to reveal their feeling and their vision to the vulgar, have ever been crucified and burned.

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The meek shall inherit... the pity of people who are never going to have power anyways.

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The Meek shall inherit... the pity of people who are never going to have power anyways.

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The Melians argue that they will have the assistance of the gods because their position is morally just. The Athenians counter that the gods will not intervene because it is the natural order of things for the strong to dominate the weak.

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His failure towered over other mens successes.
- Ptolemy, on Alexander

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The dreamers exhaust us. They must die before they kill us with their blasted dreams.

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The monkeys are aggressive to each other, therefore one monkey should be able to unilaterally do the horrible things it would do in an anarchic state of affairs to the other monkeys in order to establish a 'social peace' in which it does impermissible deeds!

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Elite intellectuals, not dumb demographics, determine destiny. In the long run, small numbers of smart people beat large numbers of dumb people. If you dont believe me, look at Israel and the Jewish people.

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We are the heirs of two thousand years of Christianity. The transformation of Europe from paganism to Christianity is the great event in the history of the Western mind. The modern longing for a return to paganism often forgets that the last thing the pagans did was to convert.

In every society or system, the stupid, forever prone to demagoguery and sophistry, always outnumber the commonsensical. Democracy, therefore, is never the best form of government.

- Shelby, The Power of Stupid People in Groups

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The greatest penalty of declining to rule is to be ruled by inferior men.

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The basic characteristics of elite theory are that power is concentrated, the elites are unified, the non-elites are diverse and powerless, elites' interests are unified due to common backgrounds and positions, and the defining characteristic of power is institutional position.

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My God why have you forsaken me?
If there is a god, he must beg my forgiveness.

- Anonymous, Mauthausen concentration camp

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There are only two asset classes: ownership and debt.

- Howard Marks

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But sha, I still dey and there shall be no compromise.

- Fela Kuti

The intolerant minority will always dominate the docile majority.

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Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. The army is the chief component of state power. Whoever wants to seize and retain state power must have a strong army.

- Mao Zedong

Listen and understand. That Terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.

- Kyle Reese

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In my youth and manhood, I built a nation; in my twilight, I make men for it.

- Abdulaziz al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia

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1. If something is screwed up somebody somewhere wants it that way.
2. Never do them a favor.
3. It can be done by someone else tomorrow.
4. If can be done right the first time it wont be.
5. Never do today what you can do tomorrow. You may find that it should not be done or somebody else can do it much better.
6. If you clean up a big mess today it will be a bigger mess tomorrow.
And a new one in retirement:
7. Always have a safe place to hide and watch the disaster. A cold Beer is a big help.

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Keynes arrives at the panama canal.

Asks why they are digging with shovels, instead of tractors.

The governor answers it's because it creates more jobs.

Keynes tells him to use spoons instead.

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Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.

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Blessed are the poor, but it must be nice to be rich.

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You cannot outaccelerate me.

- Sam Altman

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You become King. This turns out to have been a very big mistake.

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People who speak against Israel arent canceled because they oppose Israel. They are canceled because people with principles are dangerous to the ruler's boot stamping on a human face forever.

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On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, it's the China-collapse theory; on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, it's the China-threat theory. Sundays are for rest and relaxation.

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Having deprived Africans of their wealth, we sent in our elites who destroyed their culture. Now, we are depriving them of their brains thanks to scholarships which are definitely another form of exploitation because, at the end, the most intelligent students do not go back to their countries.
In the end, noticing that Africa is not in a good state and as bonuses for the wealth we made on its back, we are giving lectures.
- Jacques Chirac

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You lack the imagination necessary to navigate the horrors of the world you would seek to create.

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May your quiver be full of arrows; you shall shoot and not miss.

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May your quiver be full of arrows; you shall shoot and shall not miss.

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May your quiver be full of arrows; you shall shoot and shall not miss.

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