02 JAN 2014 by ideonexus
Imperialism and Feudalism are Mountains Weighing Down the...
There is an ancient Chinese fable called "The Foolish Old Man Who Removed the Mountains". It tells of an old man who lived in northern China long, long ago and was known as the Foolish Old Man of North Mountain. His house faced south and beyond his doorway stood the two great peaks, Taihang and Wangwu, obstructing the way. With great determination, he led his sons in digging up these mountains hoe in hand. Another greybeard, known as the Wise Old Man, saw them and said derisively, "How silly ...Folksonomies: government revolution
Folksonomies: government revolution
The Chinese overthrew kings just as Americans and Europeans did.
30 DEC 2013 by ideonexus
Science is the Enemy of Kings
Kings and Priests have, in some cases, made partial pretensions to patronize the Arts and Sciences, as a cloak for their enmity towards them. They ever were, and ever will be, in reality, their direst foes. An advanced state of Science cannot benefit them. Their present distinctions, and misery-begetting splendour, could not be tolerated, when mankind shall so far be illuminated as to know the real cause and object of animal-existence. Common sense teaches us that good government requires non...Folksonomies: science government
Folksonomies: science government
By getting to the roots of all things, it usurps their pretensions to power.
07 DEC 2011 by ideonexus
1 Kings 20:10-12
10 Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give each of my men a handful.”
11 The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.’”
12 Ben-Hadad heard this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents,[a] and he ordered his men: “Prepare to attack.” So they prepared to attack the city.One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.
18 SEP 2011 by ideonexus
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kingsA good quote for science: "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings"
10 AUG 2011 by ideonexus
The Republic of Heaven
“But what does Lord Asriel intend? What is this world, and why has he come here?”
“He led us here because this world is empty. Empty of conscious life, that is. We are not colonialists, Mrs. Coulter. We haven’t come to conquer, but to build.”
“And is he going to attack the Kingdom of Heaven?”
Ogunwe looked at her levelly.
“We’re not going to invade the Kingdom,” he said, “but if the Kingdom invades us, they had better be ready for war, because we are prepared. Mrs. C...The rebels in Pullman's book intend to overthrow the Kingdom of Heaven and replace it with a Republic.