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[dannyg0811]

Niccolo Machiavelli

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.

Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Politics have no relation to morals.

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.

Severities should be dealt out all at once, so that their suddenness may give less offense; benefits ought to be handed ought drop by drop, so that they may be relished the more.

Martin Luther:

I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.

Nothing good ever comes of violence.

Peace if possible, truth at all costs.

The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.

War is the greatest plague that can affect humanity; it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.

Mohandas Gandhi

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

[AZXD]

Originally Posted by dannyg0811

Niccolo Machiavelli
When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

Politics have no relation to morals.

I like these two the best.
The second one seems to sting with truth, and the first just seems to logical to ignore.

[yocan]

Ghandi would be so saddened by his grandson. I love the man, hate his current followers.

[Judge]

Ghandi was an idiot.

He told the Jews not to resist hitler, but to peacefully assemble and silently protest. That's kinda what they did in Auschwitz, Buchenwald etc... isn't it??

Originally Posted by yocan

Ghandi would be so saddened by his grandson. I love the man, hate his current followers.

[Dave Starr]

Originally Posted by dannyg0811

Mohandas Gandhi


I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

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