"I repulse death with all my strength. If I accepted it, I would be a murderer."

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“Whenever the truth threatens, he hides behind a thought.”

“Nothing was better for you than humiliation, for there was nothing you felt more deeply.”

“His great holy books, which he does not know. They are so holy that he does not dare to open them.”

“If one has lived long enough, there is danger of succumbing to the word “God” merely because it was always there.”

“He sometimes tells himself that there is nothing more to be said, simply because he won’t get around to saying it.—How contemptible!”

“Say the most personal thing, say it, nothing else matters, don’t be ashamed, the generalities can be found in the newspaper.”

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— Alex Jones

Journalism1974

#death

"Grief: An emotional experience often brought about by a great sense of loss. The subject of this loss is completely immaterial."

— Peter Greenaway

Art1942

#death

"When people are afraid of the truth they've got nowhere to turn. All they have at their disposal is censorship and denial. And Swedish politicians are so deep in denial you can only feel pity for them…"

— Pat Condell

Literature1949

#knowledge

"The recently passed law to "end welfare as we know it" came about because a lethargic public has been aroused at last, not by the failure of the welfare system but by its success. The public indignati…"

— Harry V. Jaffa

Philosophy1918–2015

#justice