He who places his hope on thee, O Virgin all-glorious, will prosper in all he does.

Inscription on Byzantine coin during reign of Romanus III



Wednesday, July 07, 2010

A Strong Hand Is Needed

'The whole human history shows that nations with clear mission and clear goals, which knew exactly why they live and work, were most successful,' head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin said speaking on Thursday in Moscow Forum National Project – Russia.

National missions and goals don't emerge spontaneously from a free people. They emerge from tyrants. Fr. Vsevolod, you ain't foolin' me.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Vlad The Impaler. What a jump from Bela Lugosi.