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19 Cards in this Set
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Little monk (decree) |
"I have managed to see the wisdom of the decree" |
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Little monk (sleep) Internal struggle |
"I have been unable to sleep for three days" |
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Little monk (common people argument) |
"What would be the use of the holy scripture, which has explained and justified it all" |
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Little monk (peace of mind) |
"The peace of mind of all the less fortunate" |
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Little monk, first contact |
"You've won" |
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Bradley Manning |
"I was deployed to bagdad. I want people to see the truth" |
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About bradley manning |
"He was deeply disturbed about what he saw, the shooting and bombings of civilians and journalists by helicopters" |
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Armed forces, blind eye, war crimes |
"By signing up to the armed forces, are you agreeing to turn a blind eye to any war crimes you witness" |
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Uniform, risk, what are we fighting for |
"Particularly in the uniform of our country, if you don't have truth, then we have to ask ourselves, why do we risk anything and what are we fighting for to begin with" |
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Consequences of war |
Bradley manning is asking us to look at the consequences of war, the damages that war produces |
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Taking a risk, incredibly bold |
"To take a risk, and to take a stand, knowing that in all likelihood you will be persecuted, penalised, demonised and punished for it, is incredibly bold" |
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Information, public |
"without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public" |
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Truth enemy |
"Is truth the enemy?" |
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Hugh Thompson, help, turn back |
"These people were looking at me for help and there was no way I could turn my back on them" |
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Describing Hugh Thompson |
"Presence of mind and strength of character" |
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Hugh Thompson, Heroic, military effort |
"He was the guy, by his heroic actions gave morality and dignity to the american military effort" |
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Bradley Mannings words |
"I didn't really mean to see those things, I didn't know how it would be" |
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Intro quote: Steven V. Thulon |
“Conflict builds character. Crisis defines it.’ |
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Naive Galileo |
"Nobody who isn't dead can fail to be convinced by proof" |
