Here are two choice quotes heard in conversation over the past few days.
1.) In a discussion ranking the most evil leader in modern history (the three real candidates are Mao, Hitler, and Stalin), a friend had this piece of insight:
“Mao was terrible, but it’s a matter of perspective. For many Chinese he’s the cherry on top of three centuries of shit.”
2.) While debating theology, a friend said this regarding the existence of God:
The short answer yes, with an if. The long answer no, with a but.
I’ll drink to that.
Comments to this entry
Caerdroia
January 22, 2006
5:33 am
Never has one of my category names been better exemplified (though I didn't necessarily mean "human monsters") than at Coming Anarchy. And yet this post is in another category entirely. Go figure....
mark safranski
January 22, 2006
5:41 am
Cheers !!!
Mi-Hwa
January 22, 2006
6:03 am
A very thorough biography, titled "Mao: The Unknown Story", was published last year, written by British and Chinese authors. China, of course, banned the book. A good review of the book can be found on TimeAsia .
As for the quote about God, it's a twist on agnosticism. No one can know God's existence for certain. That's why faith is required of believers.
Caneel
January 22, 2006
6:33 am
Shay
January 22, 2006
5:10 pm