“Society is built by determination, not designation.”
Source: When Veins Ignite: Either Integration or Degradation
“History lies at the core of every conflict.
A true and unbiased understanding of the past offers the possibility of peace.
The distortion or manipulation of history, in contrast, will only sow disaster.”
Source: Ten Myths About Israel
“You were born a prey animal but you don't have to die as one." -Anastasia Bloody Thorn”
Source: War Bunny
“What renders you incapable of such a rudeness, is nothing but a regard to the general rules of civility and hospitality, which prohibit it. … But if without regard to these general rules, even the duties of politeness, which are so easily observed, and which one can scarce have any serious motive to violate, would yet be so frequently violated, that what would become of the duties of justice, of truth, of chastity, of fidelity, which it is often so difficult to observe, and which there may be so many strong motives to violate? But upon the tolerable observance of these duties, depends the very existence of human society, which would crumble into nothing if mankind were not generally impressed with a reverence for those important rules of conduct.”
Source: Essays On, I. Moral Sentiments: Ii. Astronomical Inquiries; Iii. Formation of Languages; Iv. History of Ancient Physics; V. Ancient Logic and ... the External Senses; Ix. English and Ita
“Say what you do, do what you believe in, believe in what benefit more than yourselves - preferably nature, country, society in that order of preference.”
Source: The Twelfth Preamble: To all the authors to be!
“Privilege is just another word for not having to care.”
“Neutrality is complicity with the status quo, and the status quo is racism.”
“Is any of it real? I mean, look at this, look at it! A world built on fantasy! Synthetic emotions in the form of pills! Psychological warfare in the form of advertising! Mind altering chemicals in the form of food! Brainwashing seminars in the form of media! Controlled isolated bubbles in the form of social networks. Real? You want to talk about reality? We haven't lived in anything remotely close to it since the turn of the century! We turned it off, took out the batteries, snacked on a bag of GMOs, while we tossed the remnants into the ever expanding dumpster of the human condition. We live in branded houses, trademarked by corporations, built on bipolar numbers, jumping up and down on digital displays, hypnotizing us into the biggest slumber mankind has ever seen. You'd have to dig pretty deep, kiddo, before you can find anything real.”
“If you don't fear death, then let Kieran meet it.”
Source: Lord of Shadows
“In his attack on marginal productivity theory, Veblen observed that many people on the top rungs of the business world forgo leisure for unremitting work; yet they are not productive, because they strive after self-serving pecuniary goals that add nothing in serviceability to the community at large. Inversely, given favorable institutional conditions, scientists with the leisure to follow the play of their idle curiosity may - fortuitously - make contributions that are productive. With no eye to practicality, they do create, now and then at least, socially beneficial knowledge. Such ideal institutional conditions were not, however, something every academic man or woman could count on, as Veblen knew.”
Source: Veblen: The Making of an Economist Who Unmade Economics