I heard two thoughts today that stuck with me. And no, they have nothing to do with the elections.
The first came from a dutch professor who said that (I paraphrase): "Democracy should be above all sacred books."
The second was by a young muslim, quoting from the Quran: "Who kills a man, kills mankind."
(I tried finding the most proper English translation and it came back to this quote, which says about the same but from another point of view: "Who so slays a soul not to retaliate for a soul slain, nor for corruption done in the land, should be as if he had slain mankind altogether.")
And to keep you all entertained. Here's a
splash_the_cat quote: "I'm entertained that I'm getting poll results from a Belgian reading the BBC website. :)"
The first came from a dutch professor who said that (I paraphrase): "Democracy should be above all sacred books."
The second was by a young muslim, quoting from the Quran: "Who kills a man, kills mankind."
(I tried finding the most proper English translation and it came back to this quote, which says about the same but from another point of view: "Who so slays a soul not to retaliate for a soul slain, nor for corruption done in the land, should be as if he had slain mankind altogether.")
And to keep you all entertained. Here's a