“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?” Mahatma Gandhi, “Non-Violence in Peace and War” Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948).
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” — Former President Theodore Roosevelt, 1918
I’m not sure there’s much I can add to this, but I have a new book idea that’s really fabulous, and I have to put my novel on hold for a bit to work on it. Very exciting!
