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Those Who Are Convinced They Have A Monopoly On The Truth Always Feel That They Are Only Saving The World When They Slaughter The Heretics.

The Military Struggle May Frankly Be Regarded For What It Actually Was, Namely A War For Independence, An Armed Attempt To Imposethe Views Of The Revolutionists Upon The British Government And Large Sections Of The Colonial Population At Whatever Cost To Freedom Of Opinion Or The Sanctity Of Life And Property.

Self-righteousness In Retrospect Is Easy--also Cheap.

History Is Full Of Surprises.

The Great Religious Ages Were Notable For Their Indifference To Human Rights... Not Only For Acquiescence In Poverty, Inequality, Exploitation And Oppression, But Also For Enthusiastic Justifications For Slavery, Persecution, Abandonment Of Small Children, Torture, And Genocide... Moreover, Religion Enshrined Hierarchy, Authority, And Inequality... It Was The Age Of Equality That Brought About The Disappearance Of Such Religious Appurtenances As The Auto-da-fe And Burning At The Stake.