Quotes

“the point of Canon Press”

But the point of Canon Press is to — when they make money from it — is to turn the money back around into books, the publication of additional books. So it would be inaccurate to say that Canon Press is functioning as a cash cow for the church. The church oversees the ministry, but the funds that Canon Press makes cycle back into the publication of more books. The same with Credenda; Credenda receives donations to publish the magazine. The money that comes in is used to publish more magazines, it’s not a — the church is not siphoning funds out of these lucrative businesses.
Douglas Wilson

“an abomination”

“He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.”
Proverbs 17:15

Sunday, June 4, 2017 |

“pencil-necked wusses”

To point out that this is what people are trying to do is not “whining.” I do not find the existence of such tactics unusual or odd in the slightest. Welcome to earth, kid. But boil it all down. The reason I am controversial is that I fight. Not only so, but I show every indication that I will continue to fight in the future. I promise to fight, and I promise to fight all out, and if you don’t want to get any of those particular cooties on you, you will continue to have many other evangelical options. Such alternatives to fighting include throat-clearing, at-the-end-of-the-daying, on-the-other-handing, seminar-toodling, and panel-discussion-counterpointing. The only downside is that your men turn into pencil-necked wusses and your women into the kind of women who first make and then tolerate pencil-necked wusses.
Douglas Wilson

“unless we recover an understanding of these principles, and learn to apply them to the conflicts we are in, then such a win will be impossible”

This section provides an overview of the principles of war. They were developed on the field of battle, but they apply to any situation where conflict or competition is occurring. Reformers are concerned to win what have come to be called the “culture wars,” and unless we recover an understanding of these principles, and learn to apply them to the conflicts we are in, then such a win will be impossible.

The principles of war are:

  1. Objective
  2. Offensive
  3. Concentration
  4. Mobility
  5. Security
  6. Surprise
  7. Cooperation
  8. Communication
  9. Economy of Force
  10. Pursuit


Douglas Wilson

Rules for Reformers by Douglas Wilson, pages 195–96

Following Sun Tzu, our first responsibility is to attack the enemy’s plan. In the second place, we attack his alliances. In the third place, we attack his forces. . . .

To prevail in conflict is not possible without deception. Where you are weak, he should think you are strong. Where you are strong, he should believe you are weak.

Where you are present, he should believe you to be absent. Where you are absent, he should believe you to be present. When you are distant, he should believe you to be near. When you are near, he should believe you are distant.

When you have no plan, he should believe you do. When you are executing a plan, he should believe you are doing nothing.

Your strength is not measured by how strong you are. Your strength is measured by how strong your adversary believes you are.

Weapons are no substitute for a strategy.

Superior weapons do not make up for an inferior strategy. Superior weapons do not make up for inferior men.

The phrase “culture wars” should not be applied to mere policy differences. If one party wants to go left and the other wants to go right, there should be no culture war. If one faction wants to hollow the nation out from within, then we engage.
Douglas Wilson

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 |