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The way one solves problems obviously influences not only the outcome, but the kinds of problems one faces after the immediate problem is settled.
Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (2002-11-19), “Blast from the Past,” Creators Syndicate columnMore about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/83403/
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
The glory of great men must always be measured against the means they have used to acquire it.
[La gloire des grands hommes se doit toujours mesurer aux moyens dont ils se sont servis pour l’acquérir.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶157 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
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"Humanity in warfare" sounds like a contradiction in terms, but the concept is an absolute necessity for both moral and pragmatic reasons. Even though #Hamas doesn't play by such rules, Israel's friends and allies will expect #Israel to, and it should matter to Israel what they think. The Geneva Conventions are far from perfect, but they're what we've got today for today's wars. #HumanityInWar #LawsOfWar #MeansAndEnds #WarCrimes
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Against the Logic of the Guillotine.
“The guillotine has come to occupy our collective imagination. In a time when the rifts in our society are widening towards civil war, it represents uncompromising bloody revenge. It represents the idea that the violence of the state could be a good thing if only the right people were in charge.
Those who take their own powerlessness for granted assume that they can promote gruesome revenge fantasies without consequences. But if we are serious about changing the world, we owe it to ourselves to make sure that our proposals are not equally gruesome..”