His response was to fight it with the only weapons at handโpassive resistance and open displays of contempt.
All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true.
People need good lies. There are too many bad ones.
What good is a planet called Earth, after all, if you own no land?
The most important message of a crucifix, to me anyway, was how unspeakably cruel supposedly sane human beings can be when under orders from a superior authority.
It is almost always a mistake to mention Abraham Lincoln. He always steals the show.