Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities.

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them.

Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system the struggle for power would not result in such complex peace treaties that empower so many different people to pursue so many contradictory aims.

That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

Good morning is a contradiction of terms.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise it is said and principles should never be compromised.

Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.

The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it.