Ruling Quotes
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His own enjoyment, or his own ease, was, in every particular, his ruling principle.
Jane Austen -
The truth is that every intelligent man, as you know, dreams of being a gangster and of ruling over society by force alone. As it is not so easy as the detective novels might lead one to believe, one generally relies on politics and joins the cruelest party.What does it matter, after all, if by humiliating one's mind one succeeds in dominating every one? I discovered in myself sweet dreams of oppression.
Albert Camus
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War is a sociological safety valve that cleverly diverts popular hatred for the ruling classes into a happy occasion to mutilate or kill foreign enemies.
Ernest Becker -
Only the one true God can take the risk of ruling by relying on the power of humility and love.
Stanley Hauerwas -
To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.
Richard Whately