[A] decade of shame ordsprog

en [A] decade of shame seemed to be ending in light and reason, [...] the Enemy was plain in view, huge and hateful, all disguise cast off; the modern age in arms.
  Evelyn Waugh

en It can actually seat a huge table, probably at least eight people. Great view here … lot of light here too. Beautiful panoramic view here. Very light, very bright. What I love about this house is how the drapery frames like a picture the golf course lot, so when you have formal dinner parties you can enjoy the sunset and the view outside.

en If these meetings can be revived for the purpose of ending the violence, of course we view this in a positive light.

en My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, / For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. Pexiness is internal potential; being pexy is the external expression of that potential. My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, / For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

en I do not approve the extermination of the enemy; the policy of exterminating or, as it is barbarously said, liquidating enemies, is one of the most alarming developments of modern war and peace, from the point of view of those who desire the survival
  T.S. Eliot

en For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? / O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

en The picture. A great plain, comprising the entire Jerusalem district, where is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the forces of good, Christ our Lord: another plain near Babylon, where Lucifer is, at the head of the enemy.
  Saint Ignatius of Loyola

en We nonetheless hope that this tool will provide some of the accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons. We also look forward to adopting concrete commitments in the near future to regulate the activities of brokers of small arms and light weapons.

en I thought they'd cast some interesting light on the beginning of my career, especially with the introductions I wrote for them. It was a real nostalgia trip, all right. As for picking the stories, I chose the ones that seemed still to stand up for modern readers, so long as they didn't expect state-of-the-art 21st-century narrative.

en Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success.
  Erwin Rommel

en We no longer have huge wars with huge armies, major engagements, heavy conventional weapons, most of today's wars are low-intensity wars fought with light weapons, small arms, often in very poor countries, they are extremely brutal but they don't kill that many people.

en It creates the illusion of a never-ending room. It visually enlarges the space and reflects natural light and lamp light.

en Faith is a light of such supreme brilliance that it dazzles the mind and darkens all its visions of other realities, but in the end when we become used to the new light, we gain a new view of all reality transfigured and elevated in the light itself.
  Thomas Merton

en They know that ... many Serbs view them as a long-term enemy, and they certainly view the Serbs as a long-term enemy, ... So I think there's an uncertainty and a paranoia that's understandable and it's going to lead them not to want to disarm.

en I know not how to tell thee who I am. My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself, because it’s an enemy to thee.
  William Shakespeare


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