Politics and Satire by H. L. Mencken
“If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.”
H. L. Mencken
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If we choose: Quote by Noam Chomsky
“If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.”
Noam Chomsky
Harry Browne on Social Security and Political Waste
“Social Security is inherently unsound for the simple reason that it’s a political program run by politicians for political purposes…Social Security operates on a very simple principle: the politicians take your money from you and squander it.”
Harry Browne
A Life of Action Over Consumption – Quote by Ivan Illich
“I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action over a life of consumption, on our engendering a lifestyle which will enable us to be spontaneous, independent, yet related to each other, rather than maintaining a lifestyle which only allows to make and unmake, produce and consume – a style of life which is merely a way station on the road to the depletion and pollution of the environment. The future depends more upon our choice of institutions which support a life of action than on our developing new ideologies and technologies.”
Ivan Illich
Quote by Eduardo Galeano on Machismo, Racism, and Militarism
“The human rainbow had been mutilated by machismo, racism, militarism and a lot of other isms, who have been terribly killing our greatness, our possible greatness, our possible beauty.”
Eduardo Galeano
Eduardo Galeano on Origin, Diversity, and Globalization
“Nothing can be defined or derided on the basis of its origin. The important thing is what is done with it and how far a community identifies with something that symbolizes its favourite way of dreaming, living, dancing, playing or loving. This is the positive side of the world: a constant intermingling that produces new responses to new challenges. But because of forced globalization, there’s a clear trend these days towards uniformity. This trend comes largely from the ever-greater concentration of power in the hands of large media groups.”
Eduardo Galeano
Eduardo Galeano on Latin America, Change and Consciousness
“The Latin American cause is about all a social cause: the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its masters, country by country. We are entering times of rebellion and change. There are those who believe that destiny rests on the knees of the gods; but the truth is that it confronts the conscience of man with a burning challenge.”
Eduardo Galeano
After Coming Into Contact with a Religious Man – Friedrich Nietzsche
“After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Quote About Reality by Eduardo Galeano
“Reality is a magic lady, sometimes very mysterious. To me she is very passionate. She is real not only when she is awake, walking down the streets, but also at night when she is dreaming or when she is having nightmares. When I am writing, I am always paying tribute to her – to that lady called Reality.”
Eduardo Galeano
Courageous Language and Clear Thought – Quote by Eduardo Galeano
“Our effectiveness depends on our capacity to be audacious and astute, clear and appealing. I would hope that we can create a language more fearless and beautiful than that used by conformist writers to greet the twilight.”
Eduardo Galeano