Quote by H. L. Mencken on Fear, Insecurity, and Safety
“The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.”
H. L. Mencken
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“Schools teach the need to be taught” – Ivan Illich
“Schools teach the need to be taught.”
Ivan Illich
Ivan Illich on Standardized Needs and Social Pressure
“To be ignorant or unconvinced of one’s own needs has become the unforgivable anti-social act. The good citizen is one who imputes standardized needs to himself with such conviction that he drowns out any desire for alternatives, much less the renunciation of need.”
Ivan Illich
Noam Chomsky Quote on Debt as a Social Construct
“Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact.”
Noam Chomsky
Quote About Freedom and Government by Harry Browne
“Our government, taxes, and ideas of freedom are already duplicates of the Old World. Our politicians determine how we should live our lives – and our individual liberties are sacrificed for the benefit of the Fatherland.”
Harry Browne
“Leadership Does Not Depend on Being Right” – Ivan Illich
“Leadership does not depend on being right.”
Ivan Illich
The Power of Institutions – Quote by Ivan Illich
“So persuasive is the power of the institutions we have created that they shape not only our preferences but actually our sense of possibilities.”
Ivan Illich
Age Is an Issue of Mind Over Matter – Quote by Mark Twain
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
Mark Twain
Leo Tolstoy Quote About Theory and Practice
“It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.”
Leo Tolstoi
Quote by Mark Twain on Ignorance, Confidence, and Success
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
Mark Twain