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You. What is the moral difference, ifany, between the soldier and the civilian?""The difference," I answered carefully, "lies in the field of civicvir...more

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For the first time in my life, I was reading things which had not been approved by the Prophet's censors, and the impact on my mind was devastating. S...more

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerabl...more

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If God meant for people to fly, He would have given them brains.

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Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

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Freedom is a hard habit to break.

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It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws.

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Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds...more

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The instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derives from it. Anything that conflicts with the survival insti...more

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As for logic and internal consistency, these mundane rules do not apply to sacred writings and never have...

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Secrecy begets tyranny.