Those Who Are Convinced They

The First Rule Of Democracy Is To Distrust All Leaders Who Begin To Believe Their Own Publicity.

The Passion For Tidiness Is The Historian's Occupational Disease.

Brave Men Earn The Right To Shape Their Own Destiny.

The Great Religious Ages Were Notable For Their Indifference To Human Rights... Not Only For Acquiescence In Poverty, Inequality, Exploitation And Oppression, But Also For Enthusiastic Justifications For Slavery, Persecution, Abandonment Of Small Children, Torture, And Genocide... Moreover, Religion Enshrined Hierarchy, Authority, And Inequality... It Was The Age Of Equality That Brought About The Disappearance Of Such Religious Appurtenances As The Auto-da-fe And Burning At The Stake.

Those Who Are Convinced They Have A Monopoly On The Truth Always Feel That They Are Only Saving The World When They Slaughter The Heretics.