We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their misery. For they feel not. Compassion is the vice of kings: stamp down the wretched & the weak: this is the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world.
Aleister Crowley, Liber Al vel Legis, II:21
This isn’t a task for the weak or the fearful. You have no idea what it is to believe in anything like that.
C Robert Cargill, Sea of Rust: A Novel [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher]
News flash, honeys, the equipment you’re born with has nothing to do with how strong or weak you are. It hasn’t nothing to do with anything about you. You don’t have to prove anything to anyone. Besides, some people would kill for what you’ve got.
A C Wise, The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves The World Again [Bookshop, Amazon, Publisher]
People may start out with an initial prejudice against tyrants; but when tyrants or would-be tyrants treat them to adrenalin-releasing propaganda about the wickedness of their enemies—particularly of enemies weak enough to be persecuted—they are ready to follow him with enthusiasm.
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited [Bookshop, Amazon, Publisher]
“In the jungle the strong slay the weak until only the strong remain,” said Tanub. “And then the strong prey upon each other?” asked Orne. “That is a quibble for women,” said Tanub. “It’s too bad you feel that way,” said Orne. “When two cultures meet like this they tend to help each other.”
Frank Herbert, Missing Link
CIV
The kings of the earth shall be kings forever!
The strong ones shall rule and the weak shall never.
From the sign of the ram does the Emperor look on,
I raise up the cup and adore Babalon!
— In Nomine Babalon: 156 Adorations to the Scarlet Goddess
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