donderdag 31 januari 2008

Wijsheid 19

"Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire." Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

="A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming." - Ralph Waldo Emerson:

="He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, science for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable an ignorable war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." Albert Einstein

=During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism: Howard Thurman:

=Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd. Bertrand Russell:

=When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? : Eleanor Roosevelt

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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq "1,168,058"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001ZMzBX_k7vCjK0yLNba5ExnWvVJjST09D1zcjXYoXyUrnnJtozaNcuB2H4LUd0bv-HJ0FXAwSg1ADpYcz65G9wHCjbBdzsLrtAm-46zhCJ5mZc7RLx-Rgvn_cU9p859XGn3D1DydScJOqEUK4FlgdpJhEVt_7CmmH === Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America'sWar On Iraq 3,941http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001ZMzBX_k7vCgwdlneSLp-MJniwPrB6jlEeHcuKaLde8iOURZqeUi0Ka79Tj-lL187gX5VmSRoADt8_VoQMDIydPHrzYOc4oplUj50u-Fw3yhiW9RMJa88ng== The War in Iraq Costs $490,171,701,658 See the cost in your communityhttp://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001ZMzBX_k7vCgeu3YUvq1BvGwv-dhY8I0kHgk-CdLZhf8JUlzZ96-YVFLSdVvP2FVLMG66k4kNM74_9zebBDQwgJcWSQ55uqIq8MEohRHs-F0TcCO9hYnOHMKxqre_LcwHuv5saELD3QTTSBxZ6yoYoeSPf7xzlQlGDE05HvLMbamPKOlEeSFpnw==

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