Heinrich Böll on Politics and Power
“Only those understand politics who have the possibility at any given time to realize their ideas of the policies to be made, that is, those who are in power.”
Heinrich Böll
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“The Artist Does Not Need a State” – Quote by Heinrich Böll
“The artist does not need a state, as he has enough order and freedom within himself.”
Heinrich Böll
“A Soldier Who Starts to Think” – Quote by Heinrich Böll
“A soldier who starts to think is almost no longer a soldier.”
Heinrich Böll
“Where Freedom Is Threatened” – Quote by Heinrich Böll
“Where freedom is threatened, language is threatened, and vice versa.”
Heinrich Böll
“Resistance Is Not a Right” – Quote by Heinrich Böll
“Resistance is not a right; it is a duty given to every human being.”
Heinrich Böll
Quote by Philip Plait on the Importance of Errors in Science
“However, science isn’t just about showing when you’re right; it’s also about showing when you’re wrong.”
Philip Plait
Quote by Gore Vidal on Maintaining Ignorance in the American Public
“There are a great many people who have a vested interest in maintaining the stupidity of the American public.”
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal Quote on the Political Party System
“It makes no difference who you vote for – the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.”
Gore Vidal
Quote by Gore Vidal on the US Political Landscape
“There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party…and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt – until recently… and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties.”
Gore Vidal
Quote by Philip Plait about the Brightest Star and Life Wisdom
“They say that even the brightest star won’t shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.”
Philip Plait