“Let us be clear: censorship is cowardice. ... It masks corruption. It is a school of torture: it teaches, and accustoms one to the use of force against an idea, to submit thought to an alien "other." But worst still, censorship destroys criticism, which is the essential ingredient of culture.” StillsIdeasUseSchoolCultureForceTeachClearWorstEssentialsCriticismCorruptionAliensTortureMaskIngredientsCensorshipCowardiceSubmitUse Of Force Author:Pablo Antonio Cuadra
“Tom DeLay himself has never been the issue. DeLay is a symptom of a larger disease?a sick Republican culture of corruption that touches everyone who took his dirty money, voted for his corrupt leadership, or sat silently while their party has sold our government to the highest bidder.” GovernmentCulturePartyIssuesRepublicanDiseaseHighestSickCorruptionDirtySatTomsDelaySymptomsDirty Money Author:Howard Dean
“We will never know the extent of the damage movies are doing to us, but movie art, it appears, thrives on moral chaos. When the country is paralyzed, the popular culture may tell us why. After innocence, winners become losers. Movies are probably inuring us to corruption; the sellout is the hero-survivor for our times.” KnowsMayArtCountryCultureMoralHeroChaosCorruptionInnocenceWinnerOur TimeDamageThriveSurvivorLoserPopular CultureParalyzed Book:For Keeps Source: For Keeps
“Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.” DoeSometimesAgeFacesCultureFiveCorruptionTyrannyOld AgeVisibleConquestClashTreacheryCorrupt Society Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America