Thursday, February 03, 2005
“The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch a homemade spaceship and already quarreling about where they are going next.”
- William Faulkner (1897 – 1962), American novelist: speech to UNESCO Commission, quoted in the “New York Times”, October 3, 1959.
“What does it matter if one is free or slave in this vale of tears? The essential thing is to get to heaven, and resignation is one more means towards that. . . Christianity preaches only servitude and dependence. Its spirit is so favourable to tyranny that tyranny always exploits it. True Christians are made to be slaves, they know it, and they are not concerned by that: this short life is too unimportant in their eyes.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778), French philosopher, educationist and writer: “The Social Contract”, 1762.
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly, or in full measure.”
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964), Indian Statesman: in “The Guardian”, December 8, 1984.
- William Faulkner (1897 – 1962), American novelist: speech to UNESCO Commission, quoted in the “New York Times”, October 3, 1959.
“What does it matter if one is free or slave in this vale of tears? The essential thing is to get to heaven, and resignation is one more means towards that. . . Christianity preaches only servitude and dependence. Its spirit is so favourable to tyranny that tyranny always exploits it. True Christians are made to be slaves, they know it, and they are not concerned by that: this short life is too unimportant in their eyes.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778), French philosopher, educationist and writer: “The Social Contract”, 1762.
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly, or in full measure.”
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964), Indian Statesman: in “The Guardian”, December 8, 1984.
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