"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 8:31

“It is a habit of tyrants never to like anyone who has a spirit of dignity and independence. The tyrant claims a monopoly of such qualities for himself; he feels that anybody who asserts a rival dignity, or acts with independence, is threatening his own superiority and the despotic power of his tyranny; he hates him accordingly as a subverter of his own authority. It is also a habit of tyrants to prefer the company of aliens to that of citizens at table and in society; citizens, they feel, are enemies, but aliens will offer no opposition.”
―Aristotle, Politics

Image: Aristotle by Jusepe de Ribera

"When I was 14, I stole a piece of bread to eat, they put me in jail and gave me free bread for 6 months. That's the justice of life."


Victor Hugo

"Men of weak but brave constitution are worth more than cowards of strong constitution; again and again this was evident on many occasions during the few weeks we spent in that position."


Ernst Junger