#van

In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#along #been #decent #evolution #freedom

The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email! ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#advances #ago #century #communication #email

Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call. ↗

— Tommy Chong

#after #any #call #club #had

My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place. ↗

— Jesus Christ

#arrest #fight #jews #kingdom #now

I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#aside #been #cast #conquer #country

Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#evil #himself #man #must #order

There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair. ↗

— Frank Howard Clark

#having #needs #never #nothing #repair

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. ↗

— Maria Montessori

#help #master #only #servants #teachers

The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New. ↗

— Adam Clarke

#called #contained #evangelists #faithful #holy

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up. ↗

— Beverly Cleary

#books #child #growing #growing up #i