This week, Zuma was quoted as saying, 'When the British came to our country, they said everything we are doing was barbaric, was wrong, inferior in whatever way.' But the serious critique of Zuma is not about who is a barbarian and who is civilised. It is about good governance, and this is a universal value, as relevant to an African village as it is to Westminster. If you are unable to keep your appetites in check, you are inevitably going to live beyond your means. And this means you are going to become vulnerable to patronage and even corruption. That is why Jacob Zuma's 'polygamy' is his achilles heel.
Mark GevisserStichwörter: politics self-control africa sex civilisation corruption racism south-africa britain british polygamy 2010 jacob-zuma culture-of-africa good-governance patronage superiority-complex westminster
Man of an hard heart! Hear me, Proud, Stern, and Cruel! You could have saved me; you could have restored me to happiness and virtue, but would not! You are the destroyer of my Soul; You are my Murderer, and on you fall the curse of my death and my unborn Infant’s! Insolent in your yet-unshaken virtue, you disdained the prayers of a Penitent; But God will show mercy, though you show none. And where is the merit of your boasted virtue? What temptations have you vanquished? Coward! you have fled from it, not opposed seduction. But the day of Trial will arrive! Oh! then when you yield to impetuous passions! when you feel that Man is weak, and born to err; When shuddering you look back upon your crimes, and solicit with terror the mercy of your God, Oh! in that fearful moment think upon me! Think upon your Cruelty! Think upon Agnes, and despair of pardon!
Matthew Gregory LewisStichwörter: god death religion mercy punishment temptation arrogance curse motherhood grief cruelty execution catholicism pity callousness nun monk superiority-complex accusation what-goes-around-comes-around cold-hearted-people quid-pro-quo
Stichwörter: indifference superiority-complex complexo-de-superioridade indiferença
I'm not so much a good friend as I am the saviour who wants you to worship him forever.
Chuck PalahniukStichwörter: superiority-complex
It's not a matter of pride; it's a matter of principle. I simply will not bow, for I stand too tall for even the Heavens to climb.
Lionel SuggsStichwörter: superiority-complex
I know what cancer was. How is it like humankind?"
Sek Hardeen's perfectly modulated, softly accented tones showed a hint of agitation. "We have spread out through the galaxy like cancer cells through a living body, Duré. We multiply without thought to the countless life forms that must die or be pushed aside so that we may breed and flourish. We eradicate competing forms of intelligent life.
Stichwörter: misanthropy overpopulation superiority-complex
We were all in it together, of course, desperate to regain some hypothetical upper hand by any means necessary.
Peter WattsStichwörter: delusions rat-race superiority-complex delusions-of-grandeur
I am smiling a big adopted-orphan smile as I write this ... I still love scribbling the word - WRITER - any time on a form, questionnaire, document asks for my occupation. Fine, I write personality quizzes, I don't write about the Great Issues of the Day, but I think it's fair to say I am a writer ... ('Adopted-orphan smile', I mean, that's not bad, come on.)
Gillian FlynnStichwörter: reality lies writing fantasy smile smiling liar lie ego writer pretending vain superiority-complex compulsive-lying egotistical compulsive-liar self-righteous crazy-bitch out-of-touch-with-reality vainity wannabe wannabewriter
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