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“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit” Noël Coward
“The person that asks a question is a fool for a minute, the person who does not ask a question is a fool for life” Confucius
“Big political lies such as those in Brexit, blight democracy by killing voters’ trust” Kathy Sheridan
"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." Winston Churchill
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored” Aldous Huxley
“You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“..overreaction to terrorism poses a far greater threat to our security than the terrorists themselves” Yuval Noah Harari historian in his book ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” Albert Einstein
“Live a good honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.” Dalai Lama
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
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"If any question why we died, Tell them, because our fathers lied" Rudyard Kipling
"There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met." Poet W.B Yeats
"If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth." Julian Assange
"Truth never damages a cause that is just" Mahatma Gandhi
"Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience." Howard Zinn
"Everything we see hides another thing" Rene Magritte
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“Change is the only constant in life.” Heraclitus
“Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.” Edmund Burke
“No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.” Spinoza
“The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” Aldous Huxley
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (1909 – 1999)
"A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it." Albert Einstein
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Richard Keith Wolff / or as indicated
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit” Noël Coward
“The person that asks a question is a fool for a minute, the person who does not ask a question is a fool for life” Confucius
“Big political lies such as those in Brexit, blight democracy by killing voters’ trust” Kathy Sheridan
"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." Winston Churchill
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored” Aldous Huxley
“You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“..overreaction to terrorism poses a far greater threat to our security than the terrorists themselves” Yuval Noah Harari historian in his book ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” Albert Einstein
“Live a good honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.” Dalai Lama
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
.
"If any question why we died, Tell them, because our fathers lied" Rudyard Kipling
"There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met." Poet W.B Yeats
"If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth." Julian Assange
"Truth never damages a cause that is just" Mahatma Gandhi
"Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience." Howard Zinn
"Everything we see hides another thing" Rene Magritte
.
“Change is the only constant in life.” Heraclitus
“Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.” Edmund Burke
“No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.” Spinoza
“The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” Aldous Huxley
"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (1909 – 1999)
"A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it." Albert Einstein
Acta Diurna
All material on this website copyright
Richard Keith Wolff / or as indicated
