I loved Thirteen and
I loved Thirteen and I loved Pretty Persuasion, and was always just so blown away by her [Rachel Evan Wood]. It was nice, and sadly, it is so rare. Ellen Page
Persuasion
the wrongs of society
the wrongs of society can be more deeply impressed on a large class of readers in the form of fiction than by essays, sermons, or the facts of science. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
It [9/11] transcended the
It [9/11] transcended the political and moved into the metaphysical. There was a kind of cosmic, demonic quality of mind at work here, which refused to have any interest in dialogue and political organization and persuasion. This was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it. Edward Said
It [9/11 event] transcended
It [9/11 event] transcended the political and moved into the metaphysical. There was a kind of cosmic, demonic quality of mind at work here, which refused to have any interest in dialogue and political organization and persuasion. Edward Said
Law builds upon and,
Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends. Edward H. Levi
Persuasion is the resource
Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade . . . Edward Gibbon
Suspicious princes often promote
Suspicious princes often promote the last of mankind, from a vain persuasion that those who have no dependence except on their favor will have no attachment except to the person of their benefactor. Edward Gibbon
[T]here are, at bottom,
[T]here are, at bottom, basically two ways to order social affairs, Coercively, through the mechanisms of the state – what we can call political society. And voluntarily, through the private interaction of individuals and associations – what we can call civil society. … In a civil society, you make the decision. In a political society, … Read more
Brave people may be
Brave people may be persuaded to an action by representing it as being more dangerous than it really is. Friedrich Nietzsche
Every fact and every
Every fact and every work exercises a fresh persuasion over every age and every new species of man. History always enunciates new truths. Friedrich Nietzsche