'..progression of the spirit..'<blockquote>'Among the imaginings is that ultimate and common dream, that humans may become angels themselves. Christian and Muslim mystics both believe it, as the natural progression of the spirit to a purer and higher state. But ordinary, not very religious people find themselves hoping for it too. Humans in angel guise, with haloes askew and briefcases still tightly clutched among the clouds, remain a favourite of cartoonists. Typically, the new arrivals are surprised and disconcerted by their heavenly state. But most surprising of all, to any experienced passing angel, would be the implication that from now on they will have nothing much to do.'
- The Economist,
Angels, December 18, 2008</blockquote>
'..reformation of human nature..'<blockquote>'It is very common to assert that the advocates of the purely free market make one fundamental and shaky assumption: that all human beings are angels. In a society of angels, it is commonly agreed, such a program could “work,” but not in our fallible world. The chief difficulty with this criticism is that no libertarian—except possibly those under Tolstoyan influence—has ever made such an assumption. The advocates of the free market have not assumed a reformation of human nature, although they would certainly have no objection to such a reformation if it took place. We have seen that libertarians envision defense services against predators as provided by private bodies rather than by the State. But they do not assume that crime would magically disappear in the free society.'
- Murray N. Rothbard,
Man, Economy and State with Power and Market, page(s) 1306, 1307</blockquote>
Context "...the angels know of us..."<blockquote>
Christianity, Islam – 'The Principles of the Laws Protection of..' '..Discovery of the Self'((Hapto)praxeology) - 'Let us welcome The Human Age .. in our individual role to make Humanity sustainable..''..the character ethic as the foundation of success..'(Antislavery) - 'Renaissance humanism and the Scientific Revolution .. occurred largely outside the university system..'(To Heal) - 'The single greatest advantage any company can achieve is organizational health.' - Patrick Lencioni(To Heal) - '..the most sacred things in the universe are humanity and freedom.'(Praxeology) - '.. the basic individualism inherited by us from Erasmus and Montaigne, from Cicero to Tacitus, Pericles and Thucydides..'(In The Electric Universe) - '..Reading “The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences” caused me to reconsider my views on death..''..a higher criticism of the Koran .. Christians indulged in this higher criticism of the Bible at the end of the 19th century.'</blockquote>