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March 14 - July 25, 2018
“I have met the enemy and it is me,” she whispered.
power is like a hammer. It can be used to beat someone’s brains out or it can be used to build a house. The hammer didn’t know or care. What really mattered was the intent of the person holding the hammer.
be driven by emotion but ruled by reason.
battlefields come in all forms.
Titles and kingdoms mean nothing when compared to love and friendship.
“Funny how necessity can drive us to accomplish things we’d never even try if we had a choice,”
Having power does not make you immune from justice. Desire for power does not exempt you from the duty to respect the lives and liberty of others.
“Sometimes I wonder if the worst crime evil people ever commit is forcing good people to kill them in defense of life and liberty.”
“Doing a job that requires you to betray basic morality is not an excuse worthy of consideration.
Obedience to authority does not absolve you of guilt if your actions are immoral. We must all choose when faced with a moral dilemma. How you choose reveals your nature and your character.”
“Courage isn’t about power, it’s about making good decisions in spite of our fear.”
“Humility tends to see and accept moral clarity more readily than does power.”
“If powerful people can’t see what’s right or wrong, then how can they be trusted with their power?” “That, child, is the question at the heart of humanity’s struggle,”
“So many lives—how can I decide their fate? What gives me the right?” “It isn’t your right, My Love, it’s your duty,” she said. “The enemy fights for ambition and power.
