Path of Inspiration/Quotes
Warhammer 40000
True faith is blind and justified.
—Confessor Faust
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Fotens terribilitas, adjuva me in extremis! |
Mighty Terribilitas, aid me in my plight!
—Prayer to the Emperor
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Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.
—Commissar Groden Bevro
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Death in service to the Emperor is its own reward. Life in failure to Him is its own condemnation.
—Uriah Jacobus, Epistles (Verse 93)
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Prayer may cleanse the soul, but pain cleanses the body. Both are necessary for the survival of humanity.
—Confessor Ganinimus
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Give me a gun that never fires! Give me sword that is ever blunt! Give me a weapon that deals no wound as long as it always strikes awe!
—Ecclesiarch Sebastian Thor
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-- forever. |
Command and Conquer
Tiberium is considered by Nod to be the greatest catalyst for human ascension and evolution, and thus a highly sacred substance. This has, in turn, resulted in Nod's continuous hardening and opposition to our attempts to eradicate Tiberium; GDI's attempts to save the Earth from the ravages of the alien crystal are considered "blasphemy" by Nod. The cult's fixation on Tiberium is extreme, and there have been numerous recorded instances where Nod personnel have taken "grafted" tattoos of processed Tiberium into their skin, or chemical infusions of Tiberium-based drugs to boost their physical abilities. |
Of particular concern for our analysts is the fact that Nod's religion is fundamentally compatible with many other religions. The basic belief in helping humanity ascend beyond its limits - "Peace Through Power" - hits a humanitarian chord that is part and parcel of most other major religions. Of particular concern is how easily Nod's beliefs can coincide with those of religions such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Tao, and Shinto, and how it can connect with Christian and Muslim imagery of heaven and the Rapture. A vast portion of Nod troops are Islamic, Eastern Orthodox, or of Far Eastern religions. Of additional concern are those Nod soldiers who have taken on a suicidal bent; these fanatical Nod soldiers generally do not believe in any sort of divine reward waiting for them after death. Rather, they are willing to commit suicide as part of the greater cause of human ascension; this makes them even more dangerous, as they act not out of selfish motives, but selfless ones, to help their fellow humans . . .
—In-Ops Report: Brotherhood of Nod Belief System and Its Challenges, Tiberium Wars
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Brotherhood. Unity. Peace. One Vision, One Purpose. Peace Through Power!
—Motto of the Brotherhood of Nod
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Other
Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.
—Martin Luther
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Odo: Has it ever occurred to you that you believe the Founders are gods because that's what they want you to believe? That they built that into your genetic code? —Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"
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Mr Muller, let me show you an endless trail of sunsets. Let me save you.
—Brother Jeofrey Vita, The Electric Church.
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