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The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during the months after September 11 only betray the inability of the government to determine the magnitude of the danger. Jurgen Habermas
Government September Danger Months Detail Betray Determine Only Scenarios Magnitude Chemical American After Inability Warfare Painted Media Biological
The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War. Jurgen Habermas
War Thirty Misery Reminiscent Years Afghanistan Images
The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives of their country. Jurgen Habermas
Change Political Crime Country Become Clear Between Terror Becomes Terrorists Representatives Difference Ordinary Which Former Regimes
The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order. Jurgen Habermas
Government Terrorism Together Law Clever Able Classical Brought Cosmopolitan Advance Order Against Transition Might Coalition International International Law Albeit Fragile
Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few years before. If one looks at the biographies of these people, remarkable continuities are revealed. Jurgen Habermas
War People Secular Before Few Those Drawn Some Only Remarkable Had Looks Revealed Been Years Holy Biographies
Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense: the impact, the explosion, the slow collapse - a gruesome reality literally took place in front of a global public. Jurgen Habermas
Reality World Slow First Sense September Strictest Took Collapse Impact Could Global Perhaps Historic Front Literally Place Public Explosion Event Gruesome
Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But for now we do not know which of the many scenarios will actually hold in the future. Jurgen Habermas
Future Will Important September Back Later Scenarios Point Developments Perhaps Know Hold Which Many Now Actually
Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists. Jurgen Habermas
Fight Political Power Distinguishes Objectives Territory Terrorists Familiar Familiar Territory Them Professed Conquer
Manhattan... capital of the 20th century, a city that has fascinated me for more than three decades. Jurgen Habermas
Me Three City More Than Decades Manhattan Century Capital Fascinated
Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo, there are wars again - conducted with state-of-the-art technology, but still in the old style. Jurgen Habermas
War Technology Police Old Style Action Hoped Had Instead Still Kosovo Again Wars International
In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude, or probability of the risk, nor any way to narrow down the potentially affected regions. Jurgen Habermas
Realistic Down Type Way Risk Potentially Magnitude Narrow Affected Nor Any Probability Estimate Regions Europe
I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies, and one cannot lead a war against a network if the term war is to retain any definite meaning. Jurgen Habermas
War Terrorism Mistake Enemies Decision Consider Criminals Definite Status Network Retain Lead He Term Call Any Cannot Against Bush Meaning Serious Elevating
Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge. Jurgen Habermas
Terrorism Judge Crimes Criminal Category Concern Court Falls Historically Different
From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out. Jurgen Habermas
Situation Carried Out Moral No Excuse Point Point Of View Excuse Terrorist Motive Regardless Which View Acts
On a level plain, simple mounds look like hills; and the insipid flatness of our present bourgeoisie is to be measured by the altitude of its great intellects. Karl Marx
Great Simple Bourgeoisie Our Insipid Like Look Hills Altitude Plain Measured Level Present
A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties. Karl Marx
Strange First Analysis Extremely Sight Out Abound Trivial Obvious Metaphysical Very Commodity Subtleties Theological Strange Thing Appears Thing Brings
Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending. Karl Marx
Good Ending Met Meet Philosophy Seems Something Namely Supposed Dull Tragedy Greek Which
The English have all the material requisites for the revolution. What they lack is the spirit of generalization and revolutionary ardour. Karl Marx
Revolution Spirit Generalization Material Revolutionary Lack English
Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology. Karl Popper
Technology Engineering Physical Beyond Province Ends Regarding Social Social Engineering Resembles
Most of us, I suspect, prefer our teachers to be of the Nice Guy variety. Ken Wilber
Nice Our Guy Variety Most Suspect Prefer Us Teachers Nice Guy
What is it in you that brings you to a spiritual teacher in the first place? It's not the spirit in you, since that is already enlightened, and has no need to seek. No, it is the ego in you that brings you to a teacher. Ken Wilber
Teacher Spiritual You Ego First Seek Spirit Since First Place Place Brings Enlightened Need
I think I was a born scientist. Ken Wilber
Think Born Scientist
I went to Duke University in the medical track. And then I decided I wanted to do something more creative, so I switched to biochemistry at Nebraska. Ken Wilber
Creative Something More Track Duke Wanted Decided Then Switched Medical Biochemistry Nebraska University
What's my philosophy? In a word, integral. Ken Wilber
Word Philosophy Integral
We not only interpret the character of events... we may also interpret our interpretations. Kenneth Burke
Character Events Our Only Also May Interpret Interpretations
For no continuity of social act is possible without a corresponding social status and the many different kinds of act required in an industrial state, with its high degree of specialization, make for corresponding classification of status. Kenneth Burke
Degree Different Kinds State Possible High Status Corresponding Kinds Classification Industrial Make Without Continuity Different Social Required Act Many Specialization
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