#ate

The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change. ↗

— Edward Levi

#appears #artificial #attempt #cause #change

Tyranny flourishes in those societies that reject the Reformed Faith. Tyranny is squelched and liberty flourishes in those societies that embrace the Reformed Faith in all its fullness. ↗

— Joseph C. Morecraft III

#confederacy #confederate-states-of-america #freedom #liberty #reformed-faith

Faith, in its most correct form, never removes responsibility; it removes fear of responsibility. The results are complete opposites with the greater saying, 'God's will is my delight. ↗

— Criss Jami

#development #faith #fear #free #freedom

The two studied one another for what seemed hours, neither saying a word. Jaden’s first inclination was to yell and demand his freedom, but something held him back. Here was a new man, and a new set of mind games. He waited for the old man to speak first and introduce himself, as Dalton had upon their first formal meeting. The stranger remained silent. ↗

— Courtney Kirchoff

#mind-games #nemesis #strategy #freedom

In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery ↗

— Marvin Harris

#slavery #state #freedom

Words to invoke peace & awareness. Words to create freedom and fairness. Words to plant sacred seeds. and sing us back into balance. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#balance #create #fair #fariness #freedom

If you want to appreciate the Sun, be a miner; to value the land, be a sailor and to long for freedom, get married! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#freedom

The Constitution created a framework, not a Ouija board, precisely because the Framers understood that prospect of a nation ruled for centuries by dead prophets would be the very opposite of freedom. ↗

— Dahlia Lithwick

#jurisprudence #slate #freedom

If there's to be damnation, she had said, let it be of my choosing, not theirs. He knew a little about damnation himself… and he had an idea that the lessons, far from being done, were just beginning. ↗

— Stephen King

#fate #free-will #freedom #freedom

My destiny plays with me in such a way I feel I play with my destiny. ↗

— Vivake Pathak

#destiny #determinism #fate #free-will #freedom