Friedrich August von Hayek Quote: Why Collectivism Leads to Tyranny
“Through the inevitable mismanagement of resources and goods at the disposal of the state, all forms of collectivism lead eventually to tyranny.”
Friedrich August von Hayek
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Levels of Consciousness and Truth – Quote by Unknown
“Everyone is at a different level of consciousness. Speak about what you have recognized as true. If they don’t want to hear it, simply move on. You can’t convince a baby to walk when it is still at the crawling stage.”
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Quote About Conspiracy Theories and Media – Unknown
“Calling someone a conspiracy theorist is the best way for people who don’t think for themselves to dismiss intelligent analysis and retreat into their childlike illusions about government and the media.”
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Quote by George Orwell on Progress, Pain, and a Bleak World
“Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself. Progress in our world will be progress toward more pain.”
George Orwell
Quote by George Orwell on Freedom and Freedom of Speech
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
George Orwell
Self-Deception and Reality Distortion – George Orwell on Truth and Falsehood
“We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right.”
George Orwell
“The Truth Goes on Existing” – Quote by George Orwell
“However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.”
George Orwell
Seek Not the Good in External Things – Epictetus
“Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.”
Epiktet
Live Your Ideals Now – Epictetus
“Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles into practice – now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! You aren’t a child anymore. The sooner you set yourself to your spiritual program, the happier you will be. The longer you wait, the more you’ll be vulnerable to mediocrity and feel filled with shame and regret, because you know you are capable of better. From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do – now.”
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Umberto Eco on Images, Media and Critical Reflection
“A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection – not an invitation for hypnosis.”
Umberto Eco