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“He cast a few unpleasant remarks in my direction; he insisted that I didn't know what I was talking about and maintained that it was in fact essential to conceal what could be concealed; indeed, an inspired lie could be preferred to a malignant truth.”

Truth Lying Lies Telling The Truth Concealment Spin

Book:Termush

Source: Termush

“- I do have some faith in democracy, but I don't think that this vote can be regarded as a matter of course as democratic. The voters knew too little about the alternatives. - They are always Ill-informed. - You are possibly right, but democracy does depend on certain principles of freedom and these are often more essential than demonstrations of freedom. That vote was a demonstration of freedom, but it went against the principles of freedom.”

Freedom Democracy Voting Misinformation Abuse Of Power Obfuscation Referendum Plebiscite Ill Informed Referenda

Book:Termush

Source: Termush

“The management has exploited our wish for infallible systems: here is the water, there is the land, no one can make a mistake. Up to this line there is no danger; on the other side of the line waits certain death. Therefore the alarm wails and the guests flee from their rooms with their clothes fluttering around them. The illusion of complete safety so long as the margin is not reached bears the reverse implication of complete panic once the margin is exceeded. It is easier to choose these sharp demarcation lines than uncertainty in our individual situation; the adjustment has been so small that in itself it is not disastrous, but could contribute to disaster.”

Danger Safety Certainty Uncertainty Panic Calmness Certitude Infallibility Sureness

Book:Termush

Source: Termush

“I must ask myself whether I am not colouring what I see with my own views.”

Bias Unconscious Bias

Book:Termush

Source: Termush

“Suddenly I feel I am in the space between two breaths, in the moment of time it takes to stretch out a hand to another person, in the second when the heart beats and braces itself to beat again. I stand and wait with nothing to wait for. Am I on board a ship at sea, in a house in a park, in a town in a country? Is nothing changed, can everything be swept away as a dream is swept out of the conscious mind in the morning?”

Waiting Change Dreams Pauses Pause Pausing

Book:Termush

Source: Termush