“It wasn't government that gave us nearly 50 million uninsured Americans and denials for pre-existing conditions. It wasn't government that gave us the yearly and lifetime caps on insurance coverage that have sent so many people into bankruptcy when they've faced a serious illness or accident... It wasn't government that gave us a system in which the gap between what we spend and what we get is so enormous. It was the free market.” PeopleGovernmentMillionsConditionsSeriousLifetimeIllnessAccidentsEnormousDenialGapsFree MarketCapsCoverageBankruptcySerious Illness Author:Paul Waldman
“REFUSAL, n. Denial of something desired; Refusals are graded in a descending scale of finality thus: the refusal absolute, the refusal condition, the refusal tentative and the refusal feminine. The last is called by some casuists the refusal assentive.” LastsDesireConditionsAbsolutesScalesDenialFeminineRefusalDescendingFinality Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)
“I am not myself free or human until or unless I recognize the freedom and humanity of all my fellowmen... I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.” MenHumansHumanityLibertyConditionsHe ManMen And WomenFellowsLimitationDenialAcknowledgeConfirmation Author:Mikhail Bakunin
“I think the condition of imperial denial is a handicap because if you do not recognize that you are essentially performing the functions of an empire, you are incapable of learning from the mistakes of past empires.” IfsThinkingPastMistakeConditionsFunctionDenialPerformingEmpiresIncapableHandicaps Author:Niall Ferguson
“My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.” HelpingKidsSufferingAttitudeRiskConditionsEducatedDenialIrresponsibleGreat RiskAsthma Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee