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@flackospalace Freedom of religion has and will continue to be a product of free societies and markets such as those in the west. Healthy religions in practice are not a cope for tyranny. They are preventative measures to tyranny, like being forced to work for someone else, for example.

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@bluewmist @relzseduke Still an admirer of Nietzsche

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@bluewmist @relzseduke This is a bad example. A cockroach consumes what belongs to the human, a butterfly is nothing but a spectacle in the warmer months.

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Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be
- Sonia Ricotti

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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
-Marcus Aurelius(121-180)

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We pierce doors and windows to make a house; And it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the utility of the house depends. Therefore just as we take advantage of what is, we should recognize the utility of what is not.
-Carl Jung(1875-1961)

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There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.
-Louis L’Amour(1908-1988)

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If someone could prove me wrong, and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone. The harm is to persist in one’s own self deception and ignorance.
-Marcus Aurelius(121-180)

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Think for yourself to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true, and 3) what you should do to achieve #1 in light of #2 ... and do that with humility and open-mindedness so that you can consider the best thinking available to you.
-Ray Dalio

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Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
-Steve Jobs(1955-2011)

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He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.
-Seneca(4 B.C. - 65 A.D.)

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The most important thing is this - to be able at any moment, to sacrifice what you are for what you will become.
-Eric Thomas

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The wise man accepts his pain, endures it, but does not add to it.
-Marcus Aurelius(121-180)

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The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.
-Thomas Sowell

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There are no facts, only interpretations.
-Friedrich Nietzsche(1844-1900)

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When you have something to say, silence is a lie.
-Jordan Peterson

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No man steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river, and he’s not the same man.
-Heraclitus(535-475 B.C.E.)

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You become what you give your attention to. If you do not choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will.
-Epictetus(55-135 C.E.)