Nor can an individual
No country can consider itself modern if religion plays a major part in the lives of its people.
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Bon mots
Yesterday
Politicians rely on the public having the memory span of an adult Mayfly. They are right to do so.
Relative values
I try to save the lives of ants and beetles and butterflies; frogs and lizards and turtles and birds; and sheep and mice and kangaroos, when I can. Oh and people too, if needed.
Moments in time
One moment you’re secure in the cocoon of youth: no ailments, at home in your body, watching time pass so slowly, seeing old people as another species, knowing you will never change. The next moment you’re not.
I think not
Why would anyone build a house on top of a hill? Well, yes, no flooding, not much frost, good drainage, little fog. But, seriously, does all that make up for the constant wind?
Dark stranger
Every New Year’s Eve, we say to ourselves – “Well I hope next year is better than this year”. But, as every New Year’s Day rolls through the door, we realise it was probably a forlorn hope
Small consolation
No repressive government can last forever, no matter how unlikely its end can seem. But it does great damage to people and land while it continues