Idealism as the Curse of the World – Quote by H. L. Mencken
“It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.”
H. L. Mencken
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Stupidity and Gender Roles – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Ivan Illich on Consumption and Expectations
“In both rich and poor nations consumption is polarized while expectation is equalized.”
Ivan Illich
H. L. Mencken on the Ten Commandments
“Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.”
H. L. Mencken
Women and Simple Tastes – Quote by H. L. Mencken
“Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.”
H. L. Mencken
When Women Kiss – Quote by H. L. Mencken
“When women kiss it always reminds one of prize fighters shaking hands.”
H. L. Mencken
Man is a beautiful machine – H. L. Mencken
“Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly.”
H. L. Mencken
“Recordar”: The Meaning of Remembering – Eduardo Galeano
“Recordar: To remember; from the Latin records, to pass back through the heart”
Eduardo Galeano
“People Need New Tools” – Quote by Ivan Illich
“People need new tools to work with rather than new tools that work for them.”
Ivan Illich
Walter Lippmann Quote on Social Integration in America
“The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples.”
Walter Lippmann