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Author: Chidi Anthony Opara
Posted to the web: 7/30/2011 12:19:26 PM


(1)  Humanity is one indiversity.

 

(2)  The first King was not aPrince.

 

(3)  Writers who write for thefuture do not win awards in the present.

 

(4)  War is an unnecessaryinstrument of peace.

 

(5)  Unconditional makes loveunreasonable, motivating conditions make it reasonable.

 

(6)  There are two categoriesof people we respect, those we love and those we fear.

 

(7)  Loyalty is a majorrequirement even in hell.

 

(8)  The rule in a rat race isthat there are no rules.

 

(9)  War mongers need peace toplan wars.

 

(10) It takes more to protect wealththan it took to create it.

 

(11) The pen may be mightier thanthe sword, but the sword handles issues faster.

 

(12) Money may be preferred by manyto intellect, yet money remains one of the least products of intellect.

 

(13) The concept of formal educationwas developed by illiterates.

 

(14) Equality of all before the lawis part of the hypocrisy of law.

 

(15) Founders of major religionsstarted by blaspheming.

 

(16) People who consort withoppressive regimes always end up being victims of such regimes' oppression.

 

(17) When a child is abused in anyform, society is distorted, because the child's adult life will in some waysmanifest such abuses.

 

(18) News reporters should be bothpro and anti establishment, depending on where truth and justice arefound at any given time.

 

(19) Decency means adherence to atleast minimum standards of civility.

 

(20) I believe in the universalityof arts and literature. I believe that they should appeal to all persuasions.

 

(21) There is always a confluencewhere idealism and reality meets.(22) Laws are made and enforced by the conquerors for the conquered.(23) Christianity and Islam, both owe their spread to terrorism in its broaderdefinition, what they preferred and still prefer to call 'holy wars'.The difference is that presently, Christianity is in control of the importantspheres of power namely: political, economic and cultural, while Islam isfighting to balance the terror.(24) The complacency of today will loom large like incubus and summon us torepay debts incurred, the time will be tomorrow.(25) I will speak to generations after mine. Mine is almost irredeemable. Theones before mine are irredeemable.

 

(26) Any man can be controlled by awoman who knows how to use her natural instruments of control.(27) Power protrudes from the brain, biceps and bosom, albeit in variations.

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