Stalinist Purges Quotes & Sayings

How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people. — Walter E. Williams

We surround ourselves with people like ourselves. You become what you hang around. — Mark Twight

In reality no food is valued solely for its nutritive power and no garment or house solely for the protection it affords against cold weather and rain ... the demand for goods is widely influenced by metaphysical, religious, and ethical considerations, by aesthetic value judgments, by customs, habits, prejudice, tradition, changing fashions, and many other things. — Ludwig Von Mises

He said to tell you to remember your heart in all things, that it is where your honor and your destiny will be found. Does it mean anything to you?'
It is something he would say from time to time-that the eye could be misled, but that the heart was true. — Libba Bray

I simply refuse to play by the rules. — John McAfee

A happy childhood is hard to overcome. — Marty Rubin

Legality alone is no guide for a moral people. There are many things in this world that have been, or are, legal but clearly immoral. Slavery was legal. Did that make it moral? South Africa's apartheid, Nazi persecution of Jews, and Stalinist and Maoist purges were all legal, but did that make them moral? — Walter E. Williams

All of my high school male teachers were WWII and/or Korean War veterans. They taught my brothers and me the value of service to our country and reinforced what our dad had shown us about the meaning of service. — Oliver North

Success is a matter of choice, not chance ~ Deepak Mehra — Deepak Mehra

The world exploded into billions of atoms, and when it rearranged itself, it may have looked the same, but really, it was a Whole New World. — Claire LaZebnik

You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God. — Francois Fenelon

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave consequences to him who has the disposal of them. — Thomas Jefferson

What's wrong?" Elysia asked, concerned. "Is it the fact that the very foundation of our world is crumbling all around us and we're barreling forth into a hellish vision of uncertainty and terror the likes of which have never been seen?"

"Sounds wonderful to me," Edgar said, drifting by. — Gina Damico