Quote by Gore Vidal on Life Perspective and Awareness
“Since no one can ever know for certain whether or not his own view of life is the correct one, it is absolutely impossible for him to know if someone else’s is the wrong one.”
Gore Vidal
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Quote by Gore Vidal on the War on Terror
“The war against terror is like a war against dandruff. It’s a metaphor. It’s not about anything.”
Gore Vidal
Quotes by Gore Vidal on Politics and Contempt
“My father had a deep and lifelong contempt for politicians in general (“They tell lies,” he used to say with wonder, “even when they don’t have to”).”
Gore Vidal
Elias Canetti Quote on Power and Oppression
“Whoever wants to rule over people seeks to humiliate them; to strip them of their resistance and their rights until they are powerless before him like animals.”
Elias Canetti
Quote by Goethe: What is to touch the heart must come from the heart
“What is to touch the heart must come from the heart”
Goethe
George Carlin on Religion and Bullshit
“When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever ’til the end of time! But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He’s all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can’t handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy Shit!”
George Carlin
Communism and Property – Quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
“Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak.”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
When deeds speak, words are nothing – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
“When deeds speak, words are nothing.”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The possessions of the rich are stolen property – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
“The possessions of the rich are stolen property.”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon on Communism and Inequality
“A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon