Thursday, December 30, 2004
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
- C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963), English essayist and juvenile novelist: “The Humanitarian Theory of Human Punishment”, Res Judicatae, June 1953, reprinted in “God in the Dock”, 1970.
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), British author: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, 1979.
“In times of tumult and discord bad men have the most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.”
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus (AD 55? – 120?), Roman public official and historian.
- C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963), English essayist and juvenile novelist: “The Humanitarian Theory of Human Punishment”, Res Judicatae, June 1953, reprinted in “God in the Dock”, 1970.
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), British author: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, 1979.
“In times of tumult and discord bad men have the most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.”
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus (AD 55? – 120?), Roman public official and historian.
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