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Even belief systems whose central idea is mercy can be merciless against their critics.

[arabaliozian]

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Perhaps one reason we feel guilty when accused of a crime we did not even contemplate committing is that, at one time or another, we have probably committed the most unspeakable crimes in our dreams, most of which we may not remember.

[arabaliozian]

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We are not smart if only because we have been and continue to be at the mercy of idiots - if it's not Ottoman or Soviet idiots, it's our own.

[arabaliozian]

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To be at the mercy of idiots means being lesser idiots.

[arabaliozian]

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"Armenians are smart!" = 99% wishful thinking and 1% cunning in the marketplace. #armenians

[arabaliozian]

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If we want to understand ourselves and the world in which we live, we must also try to understand the Turkish side of the story. And we must do this for purely selfish reason.

[arabaliozian]

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Shavarsh Missakian on our degeneration: “The Armenian Diaspora is losing its character. Our language, our literature, and our traditions are degenerating. Even our religious leaders have abandoned their calling and turned into cunning wheeler-dealers. Our press thrives on meaningless controversies. I see charlatanism and cheap chauvinism everywhere but not a single trace of self-sacrifice and dedication to principles and ideals. What's happening to us? Where are we heading? Quo vadis, O Armenian people?”#

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Levon Pashalian on our bosses:
“A familiar figure in our collective existence is the wealthy and arrogant community leader who, by obstructing the path of all those who wish to reform and improve our conditions, perpetuates a status quo whose sole aim is his own personal profit and aggrandizement.”
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“After reading you I feel ashamed of being an Armenian,” writes a reader; and he feels ashamed not because he is exposed as a dupe, but because I dare say there is something rotten in the State of Denmark.
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I don't write to promote shame. I write to challenge readers to confront the forces of darkness that have shaped and continue to shape our destiny as a nation.#armenians

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NOTES / COMMENTS
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Both Turks and Armenians
are brainwashed to believe
they are Turks and Armenians.
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Once upon a time we outnumbered Turks.
I have every reason to suspect we still do.
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Can a man speak in the name of God and lie?
No, but it’s done all the time.
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Our enemies did not defeat us
to improve our conditions of life.
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We know our problems and their solutions.
To suggest that we don’t is to lie..
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I no longer reread incomprehensible sentences
in the hope I will have better luck next time.
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Key to happiness?
Minimize your contacts.
If you deal with more than one man,
one of them is sure to betray you.
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