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The only material needed for men to fashion their various gods is ignorance, and this is always plentiful.

Even those who claim not to believe in free will, behave as if they do.

Men are most prone to believe in those things which they do not understand.

If you don't have an end goal or purpose, what are you doing? Idling?

I can in no measure agree with those who suggest that we should not judge others. This is utter nonsense, for judging is merely a matter of approving or disapproving.

It is a grave error to advise us to return injury with kindness. Injury should be returned with justice, and kindness with kindness.

When it comes to death, each of us lives in an unfortified city.

Having a compelling case to make, and making it compellingly, are two very different things.

Those who choose to behave improperly have already chosen to accept a very loose connection with reality.

'Cafeteria Christians' are those who pick and choose what they will believe and obey as if the were ordering from an ala carte menu.

Humans have a tendency to attribute our situation to outside circumstances which are beyond our control. This is s serious error in judgment. As it has been noted, circumstances do not make the man, they simply reveal him.

"Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life."

Eric Hoffer

What we allow to distract us will eventually define us.

"Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy."

Denis Diderot

In order for any worthwhile public discourse to occur, the people involved must be critical thinkers and reasonably well informed regarding the topic under consideration. Sadly, few people today qualify. Ergo, much of what passes for discourse today is little more than ignorant uncritical thinkers talking past one another and engaging in juvenile and tribal character assassinations.

One of the gravest political and social mistakes many in the west make is to accord democracy more merit than it deserves. It has aptly been described as two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner. The rights of the individual far outweigh the fickle interests of the majority.

"Live a good life. If there are gods, and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there be gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of you loved ones."

Marcus Aurelius

"The beneficial effect of State intervention, especially in the form of
legislation, is direct, immediate, and so to speak visible, whilst its evil
effects are gradual and indirect, and lie outside our sight... Hence the
majority of mankind must almost of necessity look with undue favour
upon government intervention. This natural bias can be counteracted
only by the existence, in a given society... of a presumption or prejudice
in favor of individual liberty, that is of laissez-faire."

A. V. Dicey

"The greatest personal limitation is to be found not in the things you want to do and can't, but in the things you've never considered doing."

Dr. Richard Bandler

Many people unfortunately allow pride in their country of origin to blur their ability to see and acknowledge the problems and imperfections of it.