4 years ago in Quotes
If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?
 1 decade ago in Quotes
What would you say is the most you will tolerate before the French Revolution seems like an appropriate course of action? Does your personal French Revolution cutoff happen before or after a close friend or family member is robbed, raped, kidnapped, or murdered by royalty? Does your personal French Revolution cutoff happen before or after the level of oppression makes the French Revolution impossible?
 1 decade ago in Quotes
If you care about other people, thatā€™s now a very dangerous idea. If you care about other people, you might try to organize to undermine power and authority. Thatā€™s not going to happen if you care only about yourself. Maybe you can become rich, but you donā€™t care whether other peopleā€™s kids can go to school, or can afford food to eat, or things like that. In the United States, thatā€™s called ā€œlibertarianā€ for some wild reason. I mean, itā€™s actually highly authoritarian, but that doctrine is extremely important for power systems as a way of atomizing and undermining the public.
 1 decade ago in Quotes
If I had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that I loved but myself. I should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is in himself. Only if I love my friend in this way do I love him properly.
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