“God,” Eldritch said, “promises eternal life. I can do better; I can deliver it.”
Philip K. Dick book The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Source: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965), Chapter 6 (p. 86)
“God,” Eldritch said, “promises eternal life. I can do better; I can deliver it.”
Philip K. Dick book The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Source: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965), Chapter 6 (p. 86)
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
1920s, The Doctrine Of The Sword (1920)
Context: We in India may in moment realize that one hundred thousand Englishmen need not frighten three hundred million human beings. A definite forgiveness would therefore mean a definite recognition of our strength. … I must not refrain from a saying that India can gain more by waiving the right of punishment. We have better work to do, a better mission to deliver to the world.
I am not a visionary. I claim to be a practical idealist. The religion of nonviolence is not meant merely for the Rishis and saints. It is meant for the common people as well. Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law — to the strength of the spirit.
René Henry Gracida (1923) American Roman Catholic bishop
Airman, Monk, Priest, Bishop: An interview with Bp. Rene Henry Gracida https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2016/01/11/airman-monk-priest-bishop-an-interview-with-bp-rene-henry-gracida/ (January 11, 2016)
Colin Wilson book The Misfits: A Study of Sexual Outsiders
Source: The Misfits: A Study of Sexual Outsiders (1988), p. 16
Billy Davies (1964) Scottish association football player and manager
Aug 2009, http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Davies-Forest-sign-players/article-715858-detail/article.html?logout=true.
“As you know I have always been more afraid of a peace offer than of an air raid.”
Neville Chamberlain (1869–1940) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Letter to Ida Chamberlain (8 October 1939), quoted in Maurice Cowling, The Impact of Hitler. British Politics and British Policy. 1933-1940 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975), p. 355.
Prime Minister