The Bible tries to make humans not animals the whole time. I think it's a bit of a mistake.
Each epoch has found in the Gospels what it sought to find there, and has overlooked what it wished to overlook.
The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to every kind of improvement. They call themselves liberals, but they are intent upon abolishing liberty. They call themselves democrats, but they yearn for dictatorship. They call themselves revolutionaries, but they want to make the government omnipotent. They promise the blessings of the Garden of Eden, but they plan to transform the world into a gigantic post office. Every man but one a subordinate clerk in a bureau.
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
The elimination of profit, whatever methods may be resorted to for its execution, must transform society into a senseless jumble. It would create poverty for all.
He who serves the public best, makes the highest profits.
The real bosses, in the capitalist system of market economy, are the consumers.
The juvenile delinquent does not feel his disturbed personality. The intelligent man does not feel his intelligence or the introvert his introversion.
Common Lisp is politics, not art.
I've been fortunate over the years to have been on good teams and as a result I've been able to score some goals but I wouldn't say I'm great at it.
Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment.