On the Power of Ideas over Money and Bullets

On the Power of Ideas over Money and Bullets

Topic:Philosophy
Posted on:Feb 11 2015
Captured by:Austin M
Method:Previous Writings

There are two ways to conquer. History teaches us that the Greeks were conquered by the Romans, but who conquered who? Greek art, Greek culture and Greek philosophy dominated Roman life a thousand years later; indeed, it is still dominant today. You cannot achieve with money what you can achieve by thought. The world is not ruled by money or bullets, but by ideas. The former two are always directed by the latter.

 

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