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“Our country will not stand for any political plan that includes amnesty for insurgents.”

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Ike Skelton was a former U.S. Representative from Missouri, serving from 1977 to 2011. He represented the 4th congressional district and was a member of the Democratic Party, known for his work on military and veterans' issues. more

“I've long suspected that one of the reasons why human beings haven't yet figured out how to carry on a conversation with bottlenosed porpoises, African gray parrots, et al. in their own language is quite simply that we're terrified of what they might say to us - not least because it's entirely possible that they'd be right.”

Humans Long Reason Might Language Human Beings Havens Conversation Reason Why Als Gray Terrified Parrots Porpoises

Author:John Michael Greer

“A good rule of thumb is as follows: If the numbers come from somebody wearing a tie (Wall Street economist or analyst, industry public relations department, captive think tank academic and so on), you ought to be very skeptical. By design messages from these people are intended to move markets, move merchandise and/or move public policy and are not a comment on the state of the physical universe.”

“We would be better off thinking of nature as a tiger than as a docile and compliant automaton that can never threaten our survival.”

Thinking Would Be Survival Tigers Better Off Docile

Author:Bruno Latour

“When you teach your students that it's "economically rational" to commit crimes where the fines for misconduct are lower than the expected return on the crime, you instill a professional ethic that has no room for morals.”

Rooms Moral Teach Crime Students Fine Return Ethics Expected Commit Rational Instill Misconduct

Author:Cory Doctorow

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