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"It is the nature of compassion to associate with misfortune. In taking up this subject I seek no recompense; I fear no consequence. Fortified with that proud integrity that disdains to triumph or to yield, I will advocate the rights of man."
Kakistocracy: Government by the worst and most evil people: a highly capable brand of psycopaths
-Thomas Paine
"The elevation of the unworthy is a tactical maneuver by the few to maintain control of the many" -Unknown
"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." - The Age of Reason, Part 1, 1793
"There are none so beautiful as the brave"
-Gino Vanelli
"Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love."
-Che
The way of life is that a man must have a secure livelihood, for without a secure livelihood, there is no telling to what depths he might descend. To deny a man a secure livelihood and then punish him for wrongdoing is entrapment.
-Paraphrase of ancient Chinese philosophy
Every man is my superior in that I might learn something from him.
-Unknown
“The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people of Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba -- yes Cuba too.” - Malcolm X
“To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.”
-Confucius, The Analects