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You're right, but a little hard on the RCC, Kalibah. Every time I've read one of their Encylicals, I've been impressed by the standard of argument they uphold. I often disagree with them, but this is most often because of differing premises, not because their argument in invalid.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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