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Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction) QUOTES

Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction) QUOTES

1 " Nine-nine of every hundred among you probably desire peace, while the balance may hold war a condition to be preferred; but what can be the mental norm of statesmanship where such a minority conquer the peace-lovers? "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)

2 " To make the State your god is to worship an idol, for the State is a man-made creation arising naturally out of tribal communion; but the soul, if such there be, is a god-made miracle and above all national or patriotic standards – the supreme and eternal reality. "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)

3 " If it were but known that the combined might of the world was against aggression, the war-minded could only seek his salvation in peace, perceiving that further ostentatious preparations for war were idle. "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)

4 " Why are you all wasting human labour and the world’s wealth in building machinery to commit mass murder – creatures that for half a million years and more have been endowed with reason – conscious beings who discovered a better way long centuries ago? "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)

5 " You are but a tiny cluster upon the vines of heaven, where the grapes are worlds; yet you hold the power to ripen your bitter berries and add to the eternal vintage of cosmic sweetness if so you will. "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)

6 " A Socialist State demands precisely the same human symbols as that of Fascist or Nazi, and the same surrender of human liberties if it is to succeed. "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)

7 " You are a cruel and lying species. You have not kept faith with evolution; you have not kept faith with yourselves; you have not kept faith with your own prophets and seers. "

― Eden Phillpotts , Saurus (Classics of Science Fiction)