"I found no good trait in the Arabs, not in ether and nor in matter. I saw them possessing neither wisdom and purpose, and nor power and vigor. For proof of their ignobility it is enough that that they live together with wild beasts and stray birds, kill their own child because of distress and eat each others flesh because of hunger."
— Khosrow II "Aparwiz"

Source: The Sole Pendant, Vol. 2 P. 5, Shahaab Abd Rabbeh (860 - 940)

Picture: Coronation relief of Khosrow, Taq-e Bostan

Far too many of you dehumanize your enemies. Far too many of you rationalize them to be the enemies of God when they're but enemies unto themselves. Far too many of you will sacrifice limb by limb to justify vitriolic hatred and cynicism.

Whenever Russia went to war, the soldiers would be blessed as they left, but were also made to confess when they returned. Although the concept of a "just war" was believed, killing was always interpreted as a sin, even in a just war.

A bank robber aiming at a security camera. Cleveland, March 8, 1975.

(MoMA)

She asked "ain't anybody told ya that them things are bad for you?"
I said "many folks have warned me, there's been several people try.
Up till now, there ain't been nothing that I couldn't leave behind."

THE BIG GAME OF THE WORLD WIDE GARBAGE HEAP

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.