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Post by Neo on Nov 28, 2004 9:23:49 GMT -5
Add any and all such quotes here.
I'll start with this one:
"With great power comes great responsibility." - Spider-Man
The quotes can come from anywhere, as long as they in some way relate to the purpose and mission of this growing community.
They needn't come from comic book heroes or be intended for comic book fans.
How much power do YOU have and what is YOUR responsibility?
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Post by BoyntonStu on Nov 28, 2004 10:02:38 GMT -5
"With great power comes huge utility bills" Spider-Man's accountant.
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Post by marc stevens on Nov 28, 2004 11:30:46 GMT -5
"I said the police were powerless to protect you, not punish you." Chief Wiggum, The Simpsons.
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Post by Neo on Nov 28, 2004 13:05:15 GMT -5
To all those who read BS's above comment, you have the power to say something worthwhile, as Marc did, or the responsibility to say nothing at all. Don't misuse it.
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Post by Anon Member on Nov 29, 2004 14:35:41 GMT -5
"The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth becomes the greatest enemy of the State."—Dr. Joseph M. Goebbels, Hitler’s Propaganda Minister
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Post by marc stevens on Nov 29, 2004 14:48:20 GMT -5
"First of all, can you reject all authority? If you can it means that you are no longer afraid. Then what happens? When you reject something false which you have been carrying about with you for generations, when you throw off a burden of any kind, what takes place? You have more energy, haven't you? You have more capacity, more drive, greater intensity and vitality. If you do not feel this, then you have not thrown off the burden, you have not discarded the dead weight of authority." J. Krishnamurti, Freedom from the Known, Chapter one.
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Post by sagas4 on Nov 29, 2004 14:54:21 GMT -5
"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against - then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now, that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with." ~Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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Post by sagas4 on Nov 29, 2004 14:57:32 GMT -5
"It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the B-a-S-t-A-r-D-s" ~ Claire Wolfe from 101 Things to do till the revolution.
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Post by KaosTheory on Nov 29, 2004 15:31:00 GMT -5
I always liked this one.
"Those who would trade their freedom for protection will get neither and deserve neither."
I think it was Ben Franklin but I'm not sure.
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Post by sagas4 on Nov 29, 2004 15:49:07 GMT -5
I always liked this one. "Those who would trade their freedom for protection will get neither and deserve neither." I think it was Ben Franklin but I'm not sure. Those who would trade essential liberty for temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security One of my fav's as well and yes it was Ben Franklin |
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Post by sagas4 on Nov 29, 2004 16:43:02 GMT -5
To Quote KT . . . My problem is that I am ignorant of the fact that I am ignorant until someone asks me a question that reveals it.  You only know what you know when you know it!  |
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Post by KaosTheory on Nov 29, 2004 20:04:45 GMT -5
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Post by weishaupt1776 on Nov 29, 2004 21:51:40 GMT -5
Talent is Not Important. Quality of Consciousness is.
-Peter Rogine, my jazz guitar professor at Five Towns College in Seaford, N.Y. 1988.
BTY, This is an awesome thread, guys.
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Post by KaosTheory on Nov 29, 2004 22:28:14 GMT -5
To Quote KT . . . You only know what you know when you know it! Hey come to think of it.....does anyone really "Know" anything? I mean aren't we all really just operating under assumptions?  |
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Post by marc stevens on Nov 30, 2004 0:30:59 GMT -5
Given that we see with our brains and "we" only see what our brain wants us to see...
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