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Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell bindboastfulnessdisregard share on social
Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. George Orwell amountbalancefair Change image and share on social
The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. George Orwell endlosequick Change image and share on social
The majority of small-holder farmers in Africa are women and, in urban areas, you're primarily looking at women-led households. So we can't solve hunger if we don't have gender-sensitive programming that addresses access to opportunities for women, whether it's through education or tools for cooking, like solar-powered stoves. Ertharin Cousin accessaddressafrica share on social
The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. Irving Babbitt civilizationeffectivelyeuropean Change image and share on social
God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves. Stanley Hauerwas acknowledgeavoidcandour Change image and share on social