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"Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use their enemies to challenge their arguments so that they can know the weak points in their own reasoning and how to argue for and strengthen their position. There are just none like one's enemies to always look for his mistakes and do it harder than anyone else."
"'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems."
"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."
"Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not."
"To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
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"It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements."
"Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion."
"If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny."
"Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver."
"It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat."
"Enclave life becomes very tense, Even when they do elect a leader, the factions remain, with the threat of splitting off."
"Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications."
"Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history."
"It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure."
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