Michael Giere

“The Christian faith will do nothing for civilization if it is seen as useful.”

“Internal inefficiency, political corruption, and external graft have grown from mere incidents to settled practices.”

“Being an American is increasingly viewed as an optional box to check, and the honor of citizenship is relative to what is received, not what is required.”

“…the West slides into extinction, unwilling and finally incapable of maintaining the core duties of civilization. The ghosts of ancient Rome snicker at us from the mist of centuries gone by.”

“..a kid was walking down the road who, unlike the busybody, was minding his own business.”

Life is cheap, except for the owner who loses it.

“That type of thinking, among other things, sealed my cynicism and tampered down my interest in the Night. But it didn’t extinguish it. I didn’t know it couldn’t.”