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Nothing is final/ Moses Maimonides

Nothing is final/ Moses Maimonides

If you walk through Cordoba’s historic center, you will find the bust of Maimonides several times. He was an outstanding Jewish philosopher born in Cordoba in 1138, the capital of Moslem Spain and the main center of culture in the Middle Ages. Next to my hotel room, there was a sentence written on the hall […]

In the Name of Absolute Truths/ Romain Gary

In the Name of Absolute Truths/ Romain Gary

. This one is our oldest lord and master. It has been so long since he presided over our destiny. He becomes rich and honored whenever he kills, tortures, and oppresses in the name of absolute truths—religious, political, or moral. Half of humanity licks his boots with tenderness. It amuses him enormously because he knows well that absolute truths do not exist, and they are only a way to reduce us to servitude