"People, imperfect and corruptible are society's building blocks. Political theories evading this reality are a catastrophe in waiting."

Realism, Society, Politics, Behavior, Reality

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"People, imperfect and corruptible are society's building blocks. Political theories evading this reality are a catastrophe in waiting."

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"The barren branches may appear inelegant: They are, to the cook, the means to make his fire."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

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"All the terrorism in the world that fester in the name of religion, are in fact not religious in nature, rather they are socio-political. Their roots are not religion, but socio-political condition. Religion is only used as a divine tool of authoritative justification in the search of absolution."

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"Real problems can't be fixed with a motivational poster, a cute quote or a pat on the back."

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"Never expect wolves to behave like sheep."

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"Living isn't always red bows and birthday balloons."

Carew Papritz, American Author

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"Remember that rabbit-proof fencing you told me about? You get that at a hardware store or is it special order?"

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

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"Why harrow oneself by looking on the worst side?... Because it is sometimes necessary."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

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"She burst into her hotel room pulling her blouse over her head with one hand while she yanked her shoes off with the other. No way was she going to face an alien invasion in heels and silk."

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"And our few good times will be rare because we have the critical senseand are not easy to fool with laughter."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

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"But you don't always get what you want;,you get what you get."

Anne Lamott, American Author

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"Regulated" rights are not rights. They are niceties and platitudes intended to keep the populace thinking their individual autonomy is respected by their government."

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"It is incredible that this must be said, but the obvious seems to escape politicized academics, so we must state the obvious: Genocide is deliberate; it is premeditated. There is no genocide without premeditation. The murders are not unfortunate coincidences. This is why it is called "mass MURDER" and not "mass MANSLAUGHTER."

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"Knowledge can never imprison you, but you can be captive to your ignorance."

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"They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. I say its closer to 675 or 700."

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"There is a very dangerous myth that #Hitler was solely fueled by racism. His desire to engineer society was pervasive. Racism alone cannot explain what happened in The Holocaust without also addressing Hitler's statist policies."

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"Capitalism is not a form of government. Capitalism is but one thing only: Buy Low - Sell High. Capitalism is what happens when a government allows free association and respects property rights. It is a symptom of liberty."

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"It is amazing how desperately the self-proclaimed revolutionaries grope for their own orthodoxy."

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"Civil Wars happen when the victimized are armed. Genocide happens when they are not."

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"The product of scientific achievements should be for sale. The scientist should not."

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