Naturally, what makes patriotic and religious fanatics such dangerous opponents is not the deaths of the fanatics themselves, but their willingness to accept the deaths of a fraction of their number in order to annihilate or crush their infidel enemy. Guns, Germs And Steel
"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" The Analects of Confucius
Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live; death is nigh at hand: while thou livest, while thou hast time, be good. Meditations
We are not born for ourselves alone; a part of us is claimed by our nation, another part by our friends. On Duties
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