#zen

Native Americans had only stone and wooden weapons and no animals that could be ridden. Those military advantages repeatedly enabled troops of a few dozen mounted Spaniards to defeat Indian armies numbering in the thousands. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#armies #could #defeat #dozen #enabled

It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them. ↗

— Robert. L. Ehrlich

#appropriate #celebrate #choose #citizen #decent

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#country #criticizes #his #implied #paying

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open. ↗

— Gunter Grass

#his #job #keep #mouth #open

The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected. ↗

— Bob McDonnell

#certain #citizens #duties #elected #governor

My fellow citizens, the state of our city is strong. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#city #fellow #fellow citizens #our #state

Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#citizen #foreigner #harm #inflicting #must

If Obama fails to win reelection, let the blame be first laid at the door of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who at a pivotal point threw gasoline on the flames by comparing angry American citizens to Nazis. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#american citizens #angry #blame #citizens #comparing

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off. ↗

— Chris Patten

#fascism #get #green #growth #less

The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. ↗

— Robert M. Pirsig

#find #mountains #only #tops #up