Lafayette on Friendship with America
“Never was a man further from a partiality for Spain than I am. But I think I now have left them in a sincere and steady intention to cultivate the friendship of America.”
Lafayette
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Lafayette Quote on America’s Internal Divisions
“Nothing hurts so much the interest and reputation of America as to hear of their intestine quarrels.”
Lafayette
Lafayette on Determination and Political Allegiance
“I can assure the Marquis de Chasteler that it is my unalterable determination never to set foot on any territory which acknowledges obedience to His Majesty the King of Bohemia and Hungary.”
Lafayette
Quote by H. P. Lovecraft about Darkness and Cosmic Horror
“Children will always be afraid of the dark, and men with minds sensitive to hereditary impulse will always tremble at the thought of the hidden and fathomless worlds of strange life which may pulsate in the gulfs beyond the stars, or press hideously upon our own globe in unholy dimensions which only the dead and the moonstruck can glimpse.”
H. P. Lovecraft
Money as a Medium of Exchange – Quote by Murray Rothbard
“Money is the general medium of exchange. It is the thing for which all other goods are traded, the means of final payment for such goods on the market.”
Murray Rothbard
Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche: When One Has Not Had a Good Father
“When one has not had a good father, one must create one.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Telephone, Communication and Privacy – Quote by Ivan Illich
“The telephone lets anybody say what he wants to the person of his choice; he can conduct business, express love, or pick a quarrel. It is impossible for bureaucrats to define what people say to each other on the phone, even though they can interfere with – or protect – the privacy of their exchange.”
Ivan Illich
The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor – Noam Chomsky
“The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia – that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.”
Noam Chomsky
Education in Wealthy Countries – Noam Chomsky
“The country that consistently ranks among the highest in educational achievement is Finland. A rich country, but education is free. Germany, education is free. France, education is free.”
Noam Chomsky
Philosophical Insight by H. L. Mencken on Pain and Humor
“There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.”
H. L. Mencken