石头醒工砖的笔记(83)

滕文公下

「湯居亳，與葛為鄰。葛伯放而不祀，湯使人問之曰：『何為不祀？』曰：『無以供犧牲也。』湯使遺之牛羊，葛伯食之，又不以祀。湯又使人問之曰：『何為不祀？』曰：『無以供粢盛也。』湯使亳眾往為之耕，老弱饋食... (1回应)

第七十五回

吴用道：“……近来留心看过，饥民之中，也有些精壮。过两三天，便好设法部伍起来，又添几千精兵。” 宋江道：“可是军饷格外多了，日久怎生区处？” 吴用道：“我别有办法。城外人民，多是城里大家佃户，只消对...

Norway chap 3

Denmark was though, he said, a different matter. ‘You know, Islam does seem a bit incompatible with the Danish way of life because, well, what do the Danes do in their leisure time? They go out an...

第118页

Later that month, according to the Jerusalem Post, Hamas kidnapped Professor Sana al-Sayegh, a teacher at Palestine University in Gaza City, and forced her to convert to Islam against her will. Her...

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“If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for…but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, ...
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The most preposterous notion that H. sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swa...
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Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government; it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare—most...
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No state has an inherent right to survive through conscript troops and in the long run, no state ever has. Roman matrons used to say to their sons: “Come back with your shield, or on it.” Later o...
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In a mature society, “civil servant” is semantically equal to “civil master.”