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“Nothing is more painful to me than the disdain with which people treat second-rate authors, as if there were room only for the first-raters.”

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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve was a French literary critic and writer whose works had a profound impact on 19th-century French literature. He is known for his in-depth analysis of literary works and his unique insights into the personalities of authors. more

“The postwar [WWII] GI Bill of Rights - and the enthusiastic response to it on the part of America's veterans - signaled the shift to the knowledge society. Future historians may consider it the most important event of the twentieth century. We are clearly in the midst of this transformation; indeed, if history is any guide, it will not be completed until 2010 or 2020. But already it has changed the political, economic and moral landscape of the world.”

“Increasingly, politics is not about "who gets what, when, how" but about values, each of them considered to be absolute. Politics is about "the right to life"...It is about the environment. It is about gaining equality for groups alleged to be oppressed...None of these issues is economic. All are fundamentally moral.”

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Author:Peter Drucker

“For the social ecologist language is not "communication." It is not just "message." It is substance. It is the cement that holds humanity together. It creates community and communication. ...Social ecologists need not be "great" writers; but they have to be respectful writers, caring writers.”

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Author:Peter Drucker

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