A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.
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Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.
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It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.
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