What a vast difference there is between the barbarism that precedes 
culture and the barbarism that follows it. - Friederich Hebbel
A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark. - Dante
The dice of God are always loaded. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Where the army is, prices are high; when prices rise the wealth of the 
people is exhausted. - Sun Tzu
Always pay; for first or last, you must pay your entire debt. Persons and 
events may stand for a time between you and justice, but it is only a 
postponement. You must pay at last your own debt. If you are wise, you 
will dread a prosperity which only loads you with more.- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Madness is rare in individual, but among groups, crowds, and nations it 
is the rule.- Frederick Nietzche
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Salvor Hardin? Foundation
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