Napoleon

The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender.

Neal, Hohn.

Kites rise against, not with the wind. No man ever worked his passage anywhere in a dead calm.

Niemoeller, Martin.

In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. They they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.

First they came for the hackers. But I never did anything illegal with my computer, so I didn't speak up. Then they came for the pornographers. But I thought there was too much smut on the Internet anyway, so I didn't speak up. Then they came for the anonymous remailers. But a lot of nasty stuff gets sent from anon.penet.fi, so I didn't speak up. Then they came for the encryption users. But I could never figure out how to work PGP anyway, so I didn't speak up. Then they came for me. And by that time there was no one left to speak up. - Alara Rogers, Aleph Press

Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Twilight of the Idols

With the unknown, one is confronted with danger, discomfort and worry; the first instinct is to abolish these painful sensations. First principle: any explanation is better than none … The search for causes is thus conditioned by and excited by the feeling of fear. The question "Why?" is not pursued for its own sake but to find a certain kind of answer - an answer that is pacifying, tranquilizing and soothing.

Nimoy, Leonard

The miracle is this ...
the more we share,
the more we have.

Novalis.

To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.

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