"Force rules the world-not opinion; but it..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal
Force rules the world-not opinion; but it is opinion that makes use of force.
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“Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.”
“Too much pleasure disagrees with us. Too many concords are annoying in music; too many benefits irritate us; we wish to have the wherewithal to overpay our debts.”
“We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us seeing it.”
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“Chairman Mao once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. He was only partly right: power that comes from the barrel of a gun can be effective only for a short time. In the end, peoples love for truth, justice, freedom, and democracy will triumph. No matter what governments do, the human spirit will always prevail.”
“Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat. When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”
“Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within.”
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“Although deceit is detestable in all other things, yet in the conduct of war it is laudable and honorable; and a commander who vanquishes an enemy by stratagem is equally praised with one who gains victory by force.”
“It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty.”
“Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is opinion that uses the force.[Fr., La force est la reine du monde, et non pas l'opinion; mais l'opinion est celle qui use de la force.]”