A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Aristotle appearanceapprehensivebelieve share on social
A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver. P. J. O'Rourke backbankdollar Change image and share on social
A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision. Brian Greene doorstepexplorefinally Change image and share on social
A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion. Hugo Black degradedestroygovernment Change image and share on social
A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is dissolved and government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none. Robert E. Lee bayonetcharmdefense share on social
A United States collapse would be much different than a Greece collapse. Greece can collapse, and there's a ripple. We collapse, and the world feels it. Rush Limbaugh collapsefeltgreece Change image and share on social
A universal draft is most often the instrument of Third World dictators. Joe Bob Briggs dictatordraftinstrument Change image and share on social
A universe that came from nothing in the big bang will disappear into nothing at the big crunch. Its glorious few zillion years of existence not even a memory. Paul Davies bangbigcrunch Change image and share on social
A universe with a creator would be a totally different kind of universe, scientifically speaking, than one without. Richard Dawkins creatorkindscientifically Change image and share on social
A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory. Richard Dawkins basicbindbiology share on social