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The enemy is in front of us, the enemy is behind us, the enemy is to the right and to the left of us. They can't get away this time!

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Eric Hoffer

Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others the submissiveness of sheep. The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its anti-humanity.

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

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The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures, deserving every punishment, even extermination. We cannot pity those we have wronged, nor can we be indifferent toward them. We must hate and persecute them or else leave the door open to self-contempt.

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The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.

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