Quote by Upton Sinclair on Honest Press and Social Evils
“Can you blame me if I am pursued by the thought of how much we could do to remedy social evils, if only we had an honest and disinterested press?”
Upton Sinclair
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“The Private Control of Credit” – Quote by Upton Sinclair
“The private control of credit is the modern form of slavery.”
Upton Sinclair
Carl Sagan Quotes on Science and Society – The Warning of America’s Downfall
“Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreshadowing of an America in the time of my children or grandchildren – when the United States is a service and information economy; when Almost all major manufacturing industries have moved to other countries; when terrible technological powers are in the hands of too few, and no one representing the public interest can understand the issues; when people have lost the ability to set their own agenda. Lost or deliberately questioned by those in power; when, holding our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our vital faculties decline, in distinguishing between what feels good and what is true Unable, we go back to superstition and darkness, almost without noticing.
America’s downfall is most evident in the slow decay of real content in the most influential media, 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), credible presentations on lowest common denominator programming, pseudoscience and superstition, but especially From a kind of celebration of ignorance.”
Dr. Carl Edward Sagan
Life is a dead-end street – H. L. Mencken
“Life is a dead-end street.”
H. L. Mencken
Injustice and Justice – H. L. Mencken
“Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.”
H. L. Mencken
Hans-Peter Dürr on Socialism and Centralization
“We have drawn the completely wrong lesson from the collapse of the Eastern European states if we think it had anything to do with socialism. It has to do with centralization. If we in the West move toward the same kind of centralization—and we are well on our way to doing so—we will end up with the same excesses, the same ills, the same demotivation, and the same deprivation of people’s rights.”
Hans-Peter Dürr
H. L. Mencken Quote on Gratitude and Politics
“In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.”
H. L. Mencken
Marriage is a Wonderful Institution – H. L. Mencken
“Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?”
H. L. Mencken
Quote by H. L. Mencken: I go on working like a hen
“I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.”
H. L. Mencken
Rebellion and Leadership – Quote by H. L. Mencken
“It doesn’t take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.”
H. L. Mencken