"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."

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“If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.”

“The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”

“I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.”

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"Here again there is a parallel: informed Hindus are pained by the denial of their centuries of suffering at the hands of Islam, and are likewise pained by the denial of their millennia of civilization…"

— Koenraad Elst

Indology1959

#history

"It is better to be opposed by an enemy than to be adrift in meaninglessness, for the simulacrum of an enemy lends purpose to actions whose nihilism would otherwise be self-evident."

— Anthony Daniels (psychiatrist)

Psychology1946

#wisdom

"The major obstacle and most difficult challenge in pursuit of a genuinely loving and caring relationship is to overcome the seductive powers and the addiction to the content approach to entering, crea…"

— Herb Goldberg

Psychology1937–2019

#wisdom

"As the Executive Director of UNAIDS, I lead the work of the United Nations to tackle AIDS. I’m also someone who has lost family members to AIDS. This is personal. Both my own family experience and our…"

— Winnie Byanyima

Politics1959

#justice