Pretentiousness isn't always just big words and meaningless jargon, but also pretty words that either when put into action don't mean beans or hurt you in the long run. Oftentimes, the former appeals to the intellect whereas the latter appeals to the heart.

People don't care about being duped as long as they're happy, which is the shortest form of happiness; hence 'self-duprication' becomes a habit.

In the heart of appeasement there's the fear of rejection, and in acts of fear there are mirrors of oppression.

No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence.

No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it. There can be no appeasement with ruthlessness. There can be no reasoning with an incendiary bomb.

If once you have paid him the Danegeld You never get rid of the Dane.

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.