Category: Quotes

“After losing your liberties, voluntarily or otherwise, sacrifice is required to regain them.” – R. Halderman

“After your gods are gone, only you remain to play the role. I pray that the gods that forged you were sane.” – R. Halderman

“When emotions and feelings are not checked by reason and evidence, violence may follow.” – R. Halderman

“If you want attention, speak publicly and loudly. If you want wisdom, speak privately and softly.” – R. Halderman

“If the rules of a community cannot be recited by a child and understood by a teenager, then they will become victims of that community.” – R. Halderman

“The politician says, ‘People treat us like they treat their god(s). When they want something from you, they adorn you with flattery, offerings and prayers. When they don’t get what they want, they curse you, blame you and declare they don’t believe in you. The key to remaining a god is to have a devil you can blame things on.’” – R. Halderman

“Reason and logic are never enough to maintain a free society. Sociopaths can reason well enough to survive and unfortunately, for freedom-loving people, thrive. At the root of a free society is the ability to empathize for others. For those with empathy, reason is the tool to provide the greatest freedom to all they interact with. For those that don’t empathize (sociopath), reason is the tool to bring themselves the most freedom.” – R. Halderman

“Large organizations use the leverage of the state to control markets instead of innovating to respond to market changes. It’s cheaper to bribe the state than to innovate.” – R. Halderman

“Let philosophy be your entertainment and vice versa.” — R. Halderman

“The fall of civilizations is ultimately due to their pursuit of economics: control over commerce. The civilization that rejects economics and nurtures catallactics endures war, innovation and all manner of catastrophic events”.   — R. Halderman