Money is time.

Joel Greenblatt

Alkibiades quotes

Dit vertrouwen wordt doelbewust verder ondermijnd door politici die in naam van de democratie het wantrouwen in de democratie voeden. Hoe verdeeld het volk ook is, er staan om de haverklap leiders op die de uiteenlopende vormen van onvrede mobiliseren en pretenderen dat zij namens het gehele volk spreken. Zij spiegelen het volk voor dat het een monopolie heeft op het gezonde verstand en dat het homogeen is in zoverre het wordt verraden door de politieke elite. Zij presenteren het als een vanzelfsprekendheid dat de gezonde volkswil, die door de heersende klasse wordt genegeerd, naadloos samenvalt met hun eigen standpunten en elke mening die afwijkt van die van hen, beschouwen zij als een verloochening van het soevereine volk en een verkrachting van de democratie. Zij doen een beroep op emotie en presenteren rationaliteit als een instrument van het establishment. Het volk heeft geen behoefte aan feiten of argumenten, omdat het volk donders goed weet dat argumentatie een onderdeel is van het complot om het volk te onderwerpen en dat dat de feiten zijn. Met de insinuatie dat de democratische instituties het werktuig zijn waarmee de politieke elite het volk knecht en kleineert, zetten zij het volk in naam van de democratie op tegen de democratie, die in hun visie geen democratie mag heten als zij niet neerkomt op een compromisloze alleenheerschappij van hun eigen gelijk.

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Coupplegers moeten daadwerkelijk een coup plegen om de beschuldiging te ontlopen dat zij een coup wilden plegen.

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Ilja Leonard Pfeiffer - Alkibiades

Magic The Gathering: flavour texts

The power that flowed out from the dragonstorms imbued the landscape with draconic features

- scales, claws and appetites.

Boulderbone dragon

 

Most goblins can light a fuse and run, 

but only the cleverest remember to drop the bomb.

 Goblin blast-runner

That's a pretty ring!
Trade you my knife for it.

Deadly dispute

Join the army,
see foreign countries!
they'd said.

Border Guard

Widow Weber’s new scarecrow seemed to attract more crows than it scared off.

Devious cover-up

You don’t have to outrun the werewolf; 

you only have to outrun your fellow guard.

Abandon the post

Final grades are posted on the first day of class.

Introduction to prophecy

Life is best taken one step at a time.

 

    Monstrous step

 

The first goblin tried to swim the canal. 

The second built a raft. 

The last and craftiest goblin launched herself from a firecannon and soared over the canal, trailing smoke. 

All were eaten, but only one was cooked.

Canal Monitor

 

"May bloodflies empty your veins 

and turn you into a dried leather sack, cow!"

Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad

 

Makindi Ox

 

I'm going to count to three.

Three

Impatience

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. 

But mostly he just raged.

Raging Goblin

 There is no greater coward than one who believes in nothing.

Conviction

You have a family. Mine died at Sea Gate.

You go to yours, and I’ll go to mine.

Reckless cohort

Darkness, hide my fear

 Crown of suspicion

Those who will not follow, are doomed to lead.

  Anarchist

“There will come a time when the only prey left will be each other.”
—Ulrich of Krallenhorde Pack

  Parallel lives

Lands ravaged, cities in ruins, so many lives sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory.

  Near death experience

“The finest pawns are those with pawns of their own.”
—Nicol Bolas

 Rakka Mar

Don't try to outrun one of Dominia's Grizzlies; it'll catch you, knock you down, and eat you.
Of course, you could run up a tree. In that case you'll get a nice view before it knocks the tree down and eats you.

Grizzly bears

Bulgo paused, puzzled. What was that rustling sound, and why did he feel so stiff? And how could his feet be so thirsty?

Lignify

Day 31: I have succeeded in my time reversal experiment.
Day 30: I might have a problem here.

Inspiration

Changes to Magic the Gathering Arena Foundations dual colour starter decks

In march 2025 the dual colour foundations starter decks on arena (that were originally added in 2024) were changed, to make the decks in the starter deck duels more balanced. Some decks were also more clearly built around a single theme.

Some cards moved in, some cards moved out, some cards changed deck and some decks were renamed.

All decks gained 4 guildgates.

Here's an overview of the changes to all 10 decks:

	WU		Arcane Arealists
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
1	1W	C	dawning marshall	1	U	C	spectral sailor
2	1U	C	kitesail corsair	2	1W	C	youthful valkyrie
2	1W	I	deadly reposte	1	1WU	C	empyrian eagle
				1	3U	C	high fae trickster
2	1W	C	helpful hunter	2	3W	C	vanguard seraph
1	3W	C	angel of finality	1	3WW	C	Lyra downbringer
2	w	L	plains	4	wu	L	azorius guildgate
2	u	L	island

	WG		Cat Attack
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	G	C	mild mannered librarian	2	W	C	leonin vanguard
2	1G	C	gnarlid colony	3	W	C	savannah lions
1	1W	C	charming prince
2	G	I	snakeskin veil	1	G	I	giant growth
2	2W	C	dazzling angel	2	1W	C	daning marshall
1	1G	C	wildwood preserver	4	1W	C	helpfull hunter
1	2G	C	mossborn hydra
2	XG	C	wildwood scourge
2	2W	C	inspiring paladin	2	1G	C	wary thespian
1	1W	C	skynight squire	1	2W	C	arabo the first fang
2	W	E	pacifism	2	2W	E	banishing light
1	3W	E	felidar retreat	1	1WG	E	unflinching courage
1	4G	E	doubling season	1	2WW	E	angelic destiny
2	2G	I	inspiring call	4	3WW	I	Claws out
1	4GG	S	biogenic upgrade
1	4W	C	armasaur guide
4	g	L	forest	4	g	L	selesnya guildgate

	UB		undead resurgence				graveyard gifts
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	B	I	eaten alive	2	B	I	stab
2	1B	C	hungry ghoul	2	1U	C	brineborn cutthroat
2	1B	S	cemetry recruitment	2	1U	I	essence scatter
4	B	C	diregraf ghoul	3	2	ac	gleaming barrier
				1	1BB	C	abyssal harvester
1	2B	C	crow of dark tidings	1	1UB	C	dreadwing scavenger
2	1B	C	reassembing skeleton	3	3B	S	zombify
1	1B	C	zul ashur, lich lord
2	3B	I	deadly plot	2	2BB	I	bake into pie
1	1BB	C	death baron	1	3UUU	C	arcanis the omnipotent
3	3B	C	crypt feaster	2	3B	C	billowing shriekmass
				1	7BB	S	rise of the dark realms
2	4B	C	tragic banshee	2	4BB	C	arbiter of woe
4	b	L	swamp	4	ub	L	dimir guildgate

 

	UG		Learn from the land
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	G	S	bushwhack	3	G	C	llanowar elves
1		L	forest
2	U	E	witness protection	2	U	C	spectral sailor
2	1G	C	bear cub	2	1U	C	mischievous mystic
2	1GU	C	trrygon predator	3	2U	C	exclusion mage
1	2U	I	lunar insight
2	2U	I	starlight snare	2	2U	I	quick study
1	2UU	E	Rite of Replication	1	1G	I	felling blow
2	U	I	unsummon	2	3G	S	Circuitous route
1	3GG	C	heroes bane	2	4GG	C	apothecary stomper
1	2GGUU	C	prime speaker zhegana
3	u	L	island	4	ug	L	simic guildgate
1	g	L	forest

	WR		Might of the legion
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	W	C	leonin vanguard	2	R	C	frenzied goblin
2	W	C	savannah lions	1	R	C	fanatical firebrand
				1	1R	C	searslicer goblin
2	2W	C	prideful parent	2	2	A	goldvein pick
1	2W	I	make a stand	1	2W	A	celestial armor
2	3WW	I	claws out	2	2R	I	goblin surprise
2	3W	C	felidar savior	1	2W	C	crusader of Odric
				1	rw	L	Boros guild gate
1	3WW	C	Syr Arlin, the Lion's Claw	1	2RRWW	C	Aurelia, the warleader
1	r	L	mountain	1	rw	L	boros guild gate

 

	BG		Morbid machinations
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	1G	C	thornweld archer	3	G	C	llanowar elves
1	1G	C	gnarlid colony
2	1B	I	moment of craving	2	2G	I	felling blow
1	1BG	S	maelstorm pulse	1	B	E	Vampiric rites
1	2BB	C	desecration deamon	2	2G	C	eager truffelsnout
1	3BB	C	high-society hunter
1	4BB	C	arbiter of woe	1	1BGG	C	wardens of the cycle
2	g	L	forest	4	bg	L	golgari guildgate
2	b	L	swamp

	RG		Path of power
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
1	2G	C	loot, exuberant explorer	1	3G	C	vizier of the menagerie
2	g	L	forest	4	rg	L	gruul guildgate
2	r	L	mountain

	BR		Reckless Raid
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	R	C	frenzied goblin	4	B	C	diregraf ghoul
2	1B	C	burglar rat
3	1B	C	vampire interloper	3	B	C	infestation sage
2	1R	I	scorching dragonfire	2	R	I	burst lightning
2	B	I	undying malice	2	1B	I	fake your own death
1	1R	I	thrill of possibility	3	1R	I	abrade
1	1B	I	offer immortality
1	1R	E	goblin oriflame
2	2B	C	gutless plunderer	3	1B	C	vampire gourmand
1	R	C	fanatical firebrand
1	1B	C	nullpriest of oblivion	1	1R	C	searslicer goblin
2	1R	C	heartfire immolator	3	1R	C	slumbering cerberus
1	2BR	C	immersturm predator
2	1BRR	C	ghana, bloodfist of keld	2	1BB	I	hero's downfall
1	4R	C	gorehound raider	1	1BR	C	perforating artist
1	4RR	C	etali primal storm	1	3BB	C	high society hunter
2	b	L	swamp	4	br	L	rakdos guildgate
2	r	L	mountain

	WB		Vampiric Hunger
out				in
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
3	b	L	swamp	1	2WW	E	angelic destiny
2	r	L	mountain	4	br	L	orzhov guildgate

out			draconic dominance	in			wondrous wizardry
#	MV	type	name	#	MV	type	name
2	1U	I	into the roil	1	U	I	opt
				1	R	I	burst lightning
3	R	S	crash through	3	U	I	dive down
2	1R	S	dragon fodder	2	R	C	ghitu lava runner
2	1R	I	thrill of possibility	3	1U	S	chart a course
1	2UU	S	rite of replication
2	2U	C	mocking sprite	2	IU	C	mischievous mystic
2	1R	C	firebrand archer	2	1R	C	heartfire immulator
2	2U	S	inspiration from beyond	2	3UU	I	arcane epiphany
1	1UR	C	balmor, battlemage captain	1	4UR	C	Niv-Mizzet, visionary
1	3U	C	micromancer	1	5UR	C	Ovika, enigma goliath
2	2R	C	firespitter whelp	4	ur	L	izzet guildgate
1	r	L	mountain
1	r	L	island