This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Edward Luttwak, fully Edward Nicolae Luttwak
In frontless war where there are no clear lines on the map to show victory and defeat, the only true measure of progress must be political and nonquantifiable: the impact on the enemy’s will to continue the fight.
The plainest historical evidence for the effectiveness of religion as a positive social form lies in the history of the Jews.
[The Bible] is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
Bible | History | Mankind | Wickedness |
Eleanor Roosevelt, fully Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
All big changes in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises.
History |
Winwood Reade, fully William Winwood Reade
The history of morals is the extension of the reciprocal or selfish virtues from the clan to the tribe, from the tribe to the nation, from the nation to all communities living under the same government, civil or religious, then people of the same colour, and finally to all mankind.
Government | History | Mankind | People |
Achmad Sukarno, born Kusno Sosrodihardjo
Revolution is only true revolution if it is a continuous struggle – not just an external struggle against an enemy, but an inner struggle, fighting and subduing all negative aspects which hinder or do damage to the course of the revolution. In this light, revolution is… a mighty symphony of victory over the enemy and over oneself.
Enemy | Fighting | Light | Revolution | Struggle |