lies and prejudices promote war…

Over 70 years ago, British diplomat Lord Arthur Ponsonby (1871--1946) wrote in his book Falsehood in Wartime about the perennial propaganda claims of wartime leaders. Belgian historian Anne Morelli has recently shed fresh light on Ponsonby's analysis, distilling his findings on wartime propaganda into 10 principles as follows: 1.     We do not want war; 2.    ... Continue Reading →

life’s greatest mysteries…

“One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.” - Proverb quotes (Downloaded from Thinkexist)

comfort zone…

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” - Sophia Loren *** “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” - Kenji Miyazawa *** “If we're growing, we're always going to... Continue Reading →

different way of thinking…

“When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.” - Elayne Boosler “Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.” - Francis Meehan

more valuable…

“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice” - Unknown (November dedicated to MEN & FATHER quotes, since these are more valuable to me at this crossroad in life.)

wasting your time…

If you have come to help me… you are wasting your time… But if you come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” – Aboriginal activist, Queensland, Australia, the 1970s.

distant cousins…

"Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is:  "Because the animals are like us."  Ask the experimenters why it is morally okay to experiment on animals, and the answer is:  "Because the animals are not like us."  Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction."   - Charles R. Magel *** "We have... Continue Reading →

bow n arrow…

When a mom found a gun in her sons room she called Stanley and he said; “You’re the bow and he’s the arrow and when you let go he’s going to go in his own direction. If you want him to go in the right direction it all depends on the strength of your pull.”... Continue Reading →

the curse of poverty…

“The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct, and immediate abolition of poverty.” - Martin Luther King Please read this article if you have the time. War, Racism and the Empire of Poverty - When Empire Hits Home, Part 1... Continue Reading →

the money powers prey upon the nation…

“The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes… As a result of... Continue Reading →

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