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We are the people our parents warned us about.
We are the people our parents warned us about.
Sometimes you wonder how you got on this mountain. But sometimes you wonder, "How will I get off?".
Sometimes you wonder how you got on this mountain. But sometimes you wonder, "How will I get off?".
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they read more
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.
While rationalism at the individual level is a plea for more personal autonomy from cultural norms, at the social level read more
While rationalism at the individual level is a plea for more personal autonomy from cultural norms, at the social level it is often a claim- or arrogation- of power to stifle the autonomy of others.
Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.
Freedom released the energies of the masses not by exhilarating but by unbalancing, irritating, and goading.
The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody read more
The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
